A university lecturer in Nigeria,
Olayinka Adegbehingbe, has been kidnapped.
Mr Adegbehingbe is a professor at
the College of Health Sciences, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and
Traumatology, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.
Our correspondent gathered that
he was abducted during a robbery attack that occurred along Ife/Ibadan
expressway around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday while he was traveling from Ibadan to
Ife.
Of all the vehicles attacked, Mr
Adegbehingbe, who was in his vehicle, was singled out and abducted.
The Chief Security Officer (CSO)
of OAU, Babatunde Oyatokun, said that efforts are being made to
rescue the victim.
“Yes, I’m presently at Apomu. I
have not been in Ife since yesterday. They were coming from Ibadan but (were)
attacked in between Asejire and Apomu by armed robbers. While they attacked all
the vehicles on the road at that time, he was singled out. They picked him and
took him away.
“His wife is also here with us
and we’ve been able to report the case and the police are on top of the
situation. So, I’m here in Apomu to take the madam (the wife of the kidnapped
lecturer) to Ife because she was also there during the attack,” he said.
Also, the Police Area Commander
in Ile-Ife, Folorunsho Adegboye, confirmed the incident. He,
however, said he could not speak officially on the matter because he is on
leave.
The high rate of kidnappings
across the country has been a source of concern, with the opposition accusing
President Muhammadu Buhari of not doing enough to tackle the situation.
Fielding questions from reporters
when he returned to the country after a 10-day trip to the UK, Buhari said
Mohammed Adamu, acting inspector-general of police, had lost weight because of
his efforts to tackle insecurity.
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