Professor John Ebeh, a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi State, has been abducted by gunmen in Agbeji, a community near Anyigba in Dekina Local Government Area of the state.
Eyewitness Akpai described the incident, saying, “The hoodlums operated in a commando manner… It was swift. We noticed a car trailing him furiously; we took it as one of his friends or colleagues, not until we started hearing gunshots around his gate.”
According to a family source, the abduction occurred on Thursday evening as the professor was nearing his home.
“Professor Ebeh was almost at the gate of his house at Agbeji, on his way from the town when the incident happened. Amidst the confusion, someone drove in furiously and blocked his car. Some masked people alighted from the vehicle and whisked him away at gunpoint,” the source said.
The kidnappers reportedly contacted the family on Friday night, demanding a ransom of N10 million.
While the university has yet to issue an official statement, a colleague expressed shock over the abduction, saying, “I have just visited his family to sympathise with them.”
Efforts to reach Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Williams Aya, for comments were unsuccessful, as calls to his phone went unanswered at the time of filing this report.
(SAHARAREPORTERS)
