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The two female undergraduate students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) that were abducted on Sunday night have regained freedom.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the duo of Precious Adeyemo and Abiola Oyefule are in police custody unhurt.
Oyeyemi said the victims who were kidnapped on Sunday night in Ayetoro will be reunited with their families.
He, however, explained that no ransom was paid to the abductors to the best of his knowledge.
Recall that the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, had assured that the students would regain their freedom from their abductors unhurt, having charged the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to ensure the timely release of Adeyemo and Oyefule.
Olabisi Onabanjo University(OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ayetoro campus, kidnapped on Sunday have regained their freedom.
This was confirmed in a post on Twitter by the governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday evening.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that the students were kidnapped at about 9:00 p.m. on Sunday following a suspected bandits raid at the Igbole Aibo quarters in Ayetoro.
The kidnap was confirmed then by the Deputy Registrar, Corporate Affairs Unit of the institution, Niyi Oduwole.
”The incident is most unfortunate. The university is beefing up security around all our campuses and hostels.
“We sympathise with the parents of the victims and we want to assure them that their wards will be rescued unhurt. We are on top of the situation,” he said then.
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Published 17 March 2021
The two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro Campus, Ogun State, who were kidnapped on Sunday night, have regained freedom.
The students, Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola studying Forestry and Wildlife Management and Agricultural Economics respectively were abducted about 9 pm on Sunday when the attackers stormed Igbole Aibo Quarter area of Ayetoro, in Yewa North Local Government Area of State.
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, confirmed their release on Tuesday night.
Confirming the release of the students, the governor said, “This is to announce that we have secured the release of Precious Adeyemo and Abiola Oyefule – both OOU students recently kidnapped in Ayetoro.
Ogun hands over freed OOU students to parents tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.