Gunmen have abducted two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ayetoro campus in operation said to have been carried out on Sunday night by the bandits who stormed the Igbole Aibo quarter in Ayetoro town, shooting sporadically.
Penpushing reports that, sources said the suspected gunmen had targeted a female bulk call card dealer living in the area, but following failure to gain access to her house, the bandits resolved to abduct the two female students who were returning home from an outing.
The University Deputy Registrar, Corporate Affairs Unit, Niyi Oduwole, when contacted confirmed the incident, adding that the university management was on top of the situation as at the time of fling this report.
Penpushing further reports that, Oduwole who described the incident as unfortunate, however, assured safe return of the abducted two students, stressing that the management had beefed up security in all campuses and hostels of the institution.
”The incident is most unfortunate. The university is beefing up security around all our campuses and hostels. We sympathise with the parents of the victims and we want to assure them that their wards will be rescued unhurt. We are on top of the situation,” he said.
Penpushing also reports that, the Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, when contacted on Monday equally confirmed the incident explaining that the Area Commander in Ayetoro and the command’s anti-kidnapping team were already on a rescue mission to bring back the victims.
“It is true that two students of Olabisi Onabanjo University were kidnapped on Sunday night at Ayetoro at about 9.30 pm. The Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has directed the Area Commander, Ayetoro and the Anti-kidnapping team of the command to ensure that the students are rescued unhurt from their abductors. We are on top of the situation and we will ensure their safety, while security in the locality is being beefed up,” he said.
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