A female student of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Nigeria, Miss Adebanjo Adetutu has been kidnapped.
Miss Adedutu who is a Higher National Diploma (HNDII) student from the Department of Office Technology Management (OTM) of the institution was kidnapped along Itakpe-Lokoja-Okene road on her way to her home town Ogun State after her first semester exams.
Her kidnap is coming in the same week when three chieftains of the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) Kogi State chapter were kidnapped along Idah road in the state.
According to a statement issued by the Director of students’ affairs, National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOSS), Comrade Salihu Lukman on Sunday night, he said the kidnappers had earlier requested for N10m and later reduced their ransom to N500,000.
“As I speak to you, negotiations is still on going. Today makes it the 4th day now and the poor mother of Adetutu who happens to be a widow can’t afford the ransom.
“We are pleading with the government and the general public to come to the aid of this poor child so that we can secure her release,” he stated.
Comrade Lukman said the State Police command had been informed of the incident, noting that the Kogi State commissioner of Police, Ali Janga also promised to secure Adetutu’s release within the shortest possible time.