Kidnappers demand N100m ransom for UI student release

Kidnappers of a Sociology student of the University of Ibadan (UI) have demanded a ransom of N100m for his release.

Emmanuel Odetunde was abducted around 5pm on Monday while working in his father’s Oke Odan poultry farm in the Apete area of Ibadan, Oyo State.

He was said to have been picked up by four suspected herders who stormed the farm with guns.

They were said to have kidnapped him following information by the farm workers that his father was not around.

The victim’s brother, Odetunde Samuel, told reporters, the kidnappers have reached out to the family, demanding a N100 million ransom.

He said the safety of his brother is paramount but noted that the family is finding it difficult to raise the ransom.

Oyo police spokesperson, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said the police “is working alongside other security operatives to ensure that the victim returns safely from the den of his abductors.”

“We have been informed about the incident and we are working together with other security operatives to ensure the young man is rescued.

“We will also ensure that the kidnappers are captured having deployed a police tactical team, including an anti-kidnapping squad, that will help in the rescue mission.”

He urged members of the public “to help with credible information on the activities of criminal elements in the state.”