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Ogun state police command has deployed iA anti kidnapping squad to the Forest in Ayetoro area to rescue the two kidnapped three hundred level female students of the Faculty of Agriculture, Ayetoro campus of the Olabisi Onabanjo University(OOU), Ogun State.
The command Spokesman, Mr. Abimbola Oyeyemi while speaking on the incident said all efforts are being made to ensure safe return of the abducted students.
The students identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola were of Forestry and Wildlife Management and Agricultural Economics departments were reported to have been abducted during the weekend..
The Deputy Registrar, Corporate Affairs Unit of the university, Mr. Niyi Oduwole who confirmed the abduction, described the incident as unfortunate.
He stated that the university management was working on the situation and collaborating with relevant agencies to ensure victims safe return.
Meanwhile, the Ogun state police command has arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin that escaped from Oyo State after killing one of their victims.
According to a statement by the command spokesman, Mr. Abímbólá Oyeyemi, the suspect Usman Hassan had escaped to Ogun state after killing a farm owner at Solalu village on collecting the Ransome.
The police spokesman said the suspect accomplices had earlier been arrested in Oyo State and confessed to the crime.

Wale Oluokun

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Two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro campus in Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State were, on Sunday night, reportedly kidnapped .

The victims, identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola, are students at the departments of Forestry and Wildlife Management and Agricultural Economics respectively.

They were reported to have been abducted in front of their hostel on Sunday night at Olowu area of Ayetoro .

A source who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the abductors have reached out to the families and demanded a sum of N50m for the release of the students.

The source, however, said the abductors linked up with the relatives of the victims through their (students’) phones .

When asked whether the abductors were Fulani herdsmen or not , the source said it was the kidnapped students that spoke with their families and not the abductors.

“The kidnappers have not spoken with the families. It was the students that spoke and echoed the demands. We don’t know whether they are Yoruba or Fulani because the families have not heard directly from the abductors.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said he was in a meeting and promised to get back to our correspondent after the meeting.

As of the time of filing this report, Oyeyemi had not got in touch with our correspondent.

Meanwhile , the Yewa North Patriotic Forum has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to direct the Commissioner of Police to relocate to Yewa-North over the issue of insecurity.

Th group said that Yewa local government had been battling with herders and farmers’ crisis that had reportedly claimed many lives in the last few months.

President of the group, Sanni Omobolaji, in a statement issued on Monday over the kidnapping noted that Ayetoro area has not been enjoying proper policing.

The statement reads in part, “We have not been enjoying good policing in Ayetoro since the former DPO died a few months back. Since then, a new DPO has not been deployed to the area, while the DCO who has been acting in the capacity of DPO has not been cooperative with our people.

“We, however, demand an immediate redeployment of the DCO, else, we might take that as an act of sabotage by the police.”

Also, the state chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mr. Adeyemi Samson, begged Governor Abiodun to ensure security of students in Ogun West.

“Our governor must embark on a fact finding mission now, so as to see things for himself because the security situation in Ogun West is terrible.

“We also beg the commissioner of police to move to Ogun West to restore normalcy in the area.”

Samson also said that if the area is searched effectively, the culprits might still be apprehended and the students released safely.

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