Unknown gunmen, who kidnapped Emmanuel Odetunde, a student of Sociology at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, have demanded ₦100m as ransom from his family before he could be freed.
The gunmen broke into the student father’s farm in Oke Odan, Apete area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Monday and abducted him.
Odetunde was reportedly kidnapped around 5 pm.
Close family sources revealed that four suspected herders had demanded his father. However, they kidnapped the young man when they were told by the workers that his father was not around.
The victim’s brother identified as Samuel, said the kidnappers had reached out to the family, demanding a ₦100m a ransom.
Although Samuel made the case for the safety of his brother as being paramount but noted that the family could not raise such an amount.
According to state Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi in a statement, the police “are working alongside other security operatives to ensure that the victim returns safely from the den of his abductors.”
“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 added.
