An unspecified number of students and visitors at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye, in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, escaped
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.
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) by unknown gunmen.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the victims, identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola, were of Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, and Department of Agricultural Economics, respectively
He said they were kidnapped while returning to their halls of residence located at Olowu area in Ayetoro campus of the institution, Yewa North Local Government Area of the state on Sunday evening.
He stated that a manhunt led by the area commander, in conjunction with local hunters, had been launched to rescue the victims unhurt and reunite with their families.
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Bandits again attacked a primary school at Rema in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State yesterday, abducting three teachers, while the pupils fled in different directions.
No pupil was taken away but the bandits went away with five motorcycles belonging to the locals and rustled some cattle.
Birnin-Gwari is one of the areas in Kaduna State that had been under constant attacks by bandits.