GUNMEN KIDNAP EIGHT WORKERS OF OSUN COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
The College Public Relation Officer, Adewale Oyekanmi, explained that the kidnapped staff include; Olaleye Olalekan, Adeyeoluwa Bankole, Jesuola Ajibola , Adenreti Chukwu and Rachael Onyinocha Akinboboye.
His words, “There was an attack on Esa- Oke road this evening after close of work, the list of staff members of Osun State College of Technology still being held in the bush by the kidnappers.
They are; Mr Olaleye Olalekan Bus.Admin department, Engr. Adeyeoluwa Bankole , HOD civil engineering, Dr Jesuola Ajibola Director ventures, Adenreti Chukwu secretary to civil engineering department, Rachael Onyinocha Akinboboye, OSCOTECH Microfinance Bank and Olaniyi Emmanuel Temitope registry staff(died on the spot),” he said in a statement to journalists.
Penpushing further reports that, the College spokesman explained that the gunmen blocked Esa-Oke road (a road leading to the college campus), stopped several vehicles including the victims’ vehicles and abducted them.
The Students’ Union President of the institution, Adekunle Adeleke, said the two students who escaped from their abductors disclosed that their kidnappers were Fulani herdsmen, stating that, “as at 4:30 p.m. yesterday, they launched the attack. Out of the eight people abducted, two have returned and six are still in the bush,” .
Penpushing reports that, the Osun State Police Command Public Relations Officer Folashade Odoro, confirmed the release of the two students, adding that efforts are on to free the other victims, adding that, “we’ll release a statement very soon. But be rest assured that we are on it,” she said on Wednesday.
