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Kidnap Of Hunchbacked Student Sets

Ogun University Town On Edge
The 200 level accounting student who went missing about a w eek ago, was said to have been abducted
by some armed men while he was with his girlfriend in the town.
he kidnap of an undergraduate of the
Olabisi Onabanjo University, Agohvoye, Ogun State, Wasiu Olalekan
Ba.ogun has thrown the university
community and the host town into serious
confusion, with students threatening a violent
protest if the student, who has an hunchback,
is not released.

The 200 level accounting student, who went

missing about a week ago, was said to have
been abducted by some armed men while he
was with his girlfriend in the town.
The missing students' colleagues at the
weekend embarked on a protest to the palace
of the traditional ruler of the town, the
Ebuwame of Ago Iwoye, Abdul-Rasaq
Adenugba, to lodge a complaint of their
missing colleague.
The royal father, while profusely begging the
protesting students not to be violent, recalled
that the effect of an earlier violent approach
used five years ago during a clash between
the students and the community is still being
felt in the community.
Mr Adenugba appealed to the protesters to be
calm and assured them that security
operatives were on top of the situation.
However, NewsGrain investigations in the

town also revealed the presence o f an

active kidnapping gang in the town.
Some o f the residents say these people
sometimes pretend to be alms beggars or
lunatics to carry out their evil deeds.
Some colleagues of Mr Balogun
however said the reason why they were
worried was about his fate was the belief
that people with a hunchback are usually
killed for money rituals.
Some dubious students who are
involved in crime, known in the parlance
as Yahoo plus, may not be ruled out from
the crime," one of the student said,
speaking anonymously.
Working on the rescue The University's
spokesperson, Sam Oyeleye said the
school authority is working with security
operatives to unravel the kidnap saga,
adding that the university has also put in
place internal security mechanism to
ensure the safety o f other students.
Mr Oyeleye said the university was
optimistic that the missing student will
be rescued in due course and that his
abductors will be fished out.
He assured the students body and parents
not to entertain further fear, saying

meetings were ongoing with

security agents and
community leaders towards
ensuring an enduring peace.
He also said on-going
examinations would not be
disrupted by the incident.
The school is now working
in conjunction with security
agents to maintain the
existing peace," Mr Oyeleye
said. "We are not ready in any
form to compromise, that is
why meeting holds between
security operatives, Director
Students Affairs, Principal
Officers o f the university."
The Police Command's
Public Relations Officer,
Muyiwa Adejobi also assured
that the victim would be
rescue. He also gave
assurance that the kidnappers
would be arrested in due
course, as the authority is
closing on the criminals.
We are on trail of the
suspect kidnappers and the
community is equally
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