The abductors of Professor Adigun Agbaje, former deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan (UI), are demanding the sum of N50 million for his release.

According to a report by the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Prof. Agbaje, was on his way to Ibadan at about 6pm on Friday when kidnappers blocked his way near Sat Guru Maharaji Garden.

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The medium also reported that the kidnappers “eliminated some policemen around the scene” before making away with their captives, according to a source in UI.

Agbaje who is currently on sabbatical at Olabisi Onabanjo University, is a professor of Political Science and one of the institution’s most respected products.

As gathered, he was, for several years, the only First-Class degree holder in the university’s department of Political Science, until the record was broken in the 2000s by Tunde Oseni, who is now an Associate Professor at Lead City University, Ibadan.

Prof. Agbaje is said to be loved by many of his students as he was brilliant as a student himself and a lover of press freedom, having supported the growth of journalism on UI campus in various capacities, to include the Union of Campus Journalists.

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