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My abductors collected over 5 million naira before setting me free-OAU lecturer

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5 years ago

May 7, 2019

An orthopaedic surgeon from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Prof. Olayinka Adegbehingbe, who was abducted on Sunday, said that over 5 million naira was paid for his release.

Adegbehingbe who made this known on Tuesday during an interview with news men at his residence on the university campus, said the kidnappers had demanded for 30 million naira before settling for 5.045 million.

While condemning the level of insecurity and increasing crime rate among youths, he said:

“The federal government needs to invest more in security; we need to know the identity of people coming in and going out of the town, state and the country at large,” he said.

“The people who abducted me were herdsmen and they had four guns and multiple rounds of ammunition as well as different dangerous weapons.

“I also thank the security operatives, the entire OAU and OAUTHC communities, our families, church members and all other well-wishers for their prayers and other support rendered.”

Oluwole Komolafe, president of the Nigeria Medical Association in Osun state, also expressed gratitude to God for the release of Adegbehingbe.

“The federal government should look into the issue of security across the country so that citizens would have rest of mind,’’ he said.

By Todimu Ogunade…

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