The Oyo State Police Command on Monday confirmed the release of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, from dens of his abductors.
The command spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the release to the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan.
NAN recalls that Mr Agbaje, along with other travellers, including two female students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, were on Friday night kidnapped by gunmen in military uniform around Dominica University, on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to Mr Osifeso, Mr Agbaje is currently undergoing debriefing, saying an update will be provided on the matter.
He, however, did not give details about the release of other kidnapped travellers.
NAN gathered that two students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, identified as Olayemi Adejare and Oluwatobi Orekoya and Agbaje were picked up on Sunday night at a location near Sat Guru Maharaji area on Ibadan-Lagos Expressway.
NAN recalled that the abductors had earlier contacted Mr Agbaje’s family for a ransom of N50 million for his release, while they demanded N10 million each for release of the two students.
NAN