Gunmen have abducted Adetutu Adebanjo, a student of the
Kogi State Polytechnic and are demanding N10 million ransom for her
release.
According to a statement issued on Monday
and signed by Mr Salihu Lukman, Director of The National Association of
Kogi Students (NAKOSS) the HND 1 student was kidnapped last Friday at
Itakpe junction, on Lokoja-Okene road on her way to Ogun State.
It was gathered that the suspected kidnappers stopped the
commercial bus she was travelling in when the abductors stopped the
vehicle at gunpoint and abducted her.
Mr Lukman, said that the abductors had reduced the ransom to N500,000 after negotiations.
“As I speak to you, negotiations are still on going. Today
makes it the 4th day now and the poor mother of Adetutu who happens to
be a widow can’t afford the ransom. We are pleading with the government
and the public to come to the aid of this poor student so that we can
secure her release,” the statement said.
The spokesperson for Kogi State Police Command, ASP William Aya who
confirmed the development, said that the police was working hard to
rescue the student, adding that the command had already deployed a
special squad which was on the trail of the kidnappers.
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