Gunmen abduct FUNAAB Student, 2 others in Ogun

A 400-level student in the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, College of Environmental Resources Management (COLERM), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, Toyinbo Nathaniel Olayinka, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers in a private farm at Abule Itoko, Odeda, Ibadan Road.

According to a statement signed by the Head, Directorate of Public Relations of FUNAAB, Mr. Kola Adepoju, on Sunday in Abeokuta.

The student was reportedly abducted in a private farm in Abule Itoko, Odeda Local Government Area, about 25 minutes drive from the university permanent site, around 8 am. on Saturday

The statement further said that a friend of the abducted student and a nursing mother, who witnessed his abduction, said he was kidnapped by gunmen at a private farm in Abule Itoko, a village in the Odeda Local Government, where he is living and working as a practicing livestock farmer for the past three years, to sustain himself as a self-sponsored and indigent student of the University.

"The University Management has reported the abduction to Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Eleweeran and is working earnestly with the Command to ensure the safety and release of the kidnapped student", Mr. Adepoju added.

Other sources, however, said that two other persons also reportedly kidnapped alongside the student were the owner of the farm and a 17-year-old Togolese lady.

It was further gathered that the kidnappers had already established contact with the wife of the farmer, demanding for N50 million ransom from each of their victims.

However, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said that he was not yet aware of the incident.