Suspected Kidnappers abduct kogi professor, demand N20m ransom

By Correspondent in Lokoja.

Armed men suspected to be Kidnappers have abducted the Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba in Kogi state, Prof. John Alabi.

The Reporters Correspondent gathered that the professor was abducted at about 6 p.m at Anyigba.

The suspects were said to have contacted the management of the university and the family of their victim about the developmnt, demanding N20 million ransom.

The online publication recalls that the professor was one of those who gave lecture on electoral issues at the last press week organised by the Kogi state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ on September 4,2021.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Police Command in the state,DSP William Ayawho confirmed the story, said the command had dispatched its men to go after the suspects and rescue the professor.