Kidnappers demand N20m from abducted Deeper Life varsity deputy VC

Gunmen have abducted Prof. Johnson Fatokun, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos State, owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry.

He was reportedly abducted in Nasarawa, while going to the airport to return to Lagos.

He was said to be returning on Monday when his vehicle was attacked by the gunmen.

A source said the assailants were in police uniform.

The source said, “The professor had dropped his son at the Deeper Life High School in the morning. He also went to drop the daughter at a federal university in Jos.

“He was returning from Jos to Keffi, Nasarawa State, late in the evening when they encountered the gunmen on the road. The driver, however, manoeuvred his way and sped through them. The gunmen started chasing the vehicle and shooting.

“There was another set of kidnappers right in front of them. They succeeded in stopping the vehicle. They beat up the driver, who managed to escape. The professor begged them for mercy, because those people were angry. That was how they whisked him away.”

The PUNCH reported that the kidnappers had been speaking with some leaders of the victim’s church in Nasarawa.

It was gathered that the gunmen demanded N20m as ransom.