Nigerian student, 3 others abducted by gunmen in Ogun

Between Wednesday and Saturday, four people, including a 400-Level student, were kidnapped in separate operations in Ogun State.

Mrs. B. L. Abimbola, Deputy Director, Information Communication Technology, Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, was abducted on Thursday night within Ijebu-Ode.

The other kidnapping took occurred on a farm in Abule Itoko hamlet in the state's Odeda Local Government Area.

Toyinbo Nathaniel Olayinka, a 400-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, FUNAAB, Abeokuta; Dominic, the farm owner; and a 17-year-old female Togolese were abducted Saturday while working at a farm in Abule Itoko community, according to reports.

Although the abductors of Mrs. Abimbola of TASUED have not contacted her family, it was learned that their counterparts that operated in Odeda had contacted the wife of the farm owner, Dominic, demanding N150 million ransom for his release and the three captives in their custody.

It was also discovered that the FUNAAB student, who was homeless, had been working on that farm for the previous three years in order to pay for his studies before the tragedy.

The authorities of FUNAAB said Toyinbo is a 400-Level student of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management in the institution.

The university through the Head, Directorate of Public Relations, Kola Adepoju, in a statement, yesterday, said Toyinbo was abducted around 8am on Saturday at Abule-Itoko, Odeda-Ibadan road about 25 minutes drive from the university permanent site at Alabata Road, Abeokuta.

He stated: “A 400-Level student of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Toyinbo Nathaniel Olayinka, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers in a private farm at Abule, Itoko, Odeda, Ibadan Road.

“The management of the university has reported the abduction at Ogun State Police Command headquarters, Eleweran and it is working earnestly with the command to ensure the safety and release of the kidnapped student.”