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Police Confirm Release of Abducted UI Prof Agbaje
The Nigeria Police Force, Oyo State Command, on Monday confirmed the release of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, from dens of his abductors.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP. Adewale Osifeso, who disclosed this in Ibadan said Agbaje is currently undergoing debriefing, saying an update will be provided on the matter.
Agbaje, along with other travellers, including two female students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, were on Friday night kidnapped by gunmen in military uniform around Dominica University, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
He, however, did not give details about the release of other kidnapped travellers.
Two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, identified as Olayemi Adejare and Oluwatobi Orekoya and Agbaje were picked up on Sunday night at a location near Sat Guru Maharaji area on Ibadan-Lagos Expressway.
The abductors had earlier contacted Agbaje’s family for a ransom of N50m for his release, while they demanded N10 million each for release of the two students.
(NAN)