Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Professor John Ebeh, a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi State.
Anyigba is in Dekina Local Government Area of the state.
An eyewitness said the armed men operated in a commando style.
“The hoodlums operated in a commando manner… It was swift. We noticed a car trailing him furiously; we took it as one of his friends or colleagues, not until we started hearing gunshots around his gate”, the eyewitness said.
A family source confirmed that the abduction happened on Thursday evening as the Professor was getting close to his home.
“Professor Ebeh was almost at the gate of his house at Agbeji, on his way from the town when the incident happened. Amidst the confusion, someone drove in furiously and blocked his car. Some masked people alighted from the vehicle and whisked him away at gunpoint,” the source said.
The gunmen reportedly contacted the family on Friday night, demanding a ransom of N10 million.
While the university is yet to issue an official statement, a colleague expressed shock over the abduction, saying, “I have just visited his family to sympathise with them.”
Meanwhile, Kogi State police command is yet to issue any statement in respect to the development.
