Taye Ajoke, a National Diploma student of the Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria, who was kidnapped on Monday, has regained freedom.
Freelanews reports that Ajoke was released by her abductors after a ransom of N300,000 was paid.
Heavily armed men had on Monday night attacked Ombi 1, a residential area for students, which is two kilometres away from school.
The armed men shot two other students, an admission seeker, and whisked Ajoke away to an unknown destination.
The President of the Students Union Government of the polytechnic, Ekom Ayaka, on Thursday, said Ajoke’s kidnappers had earlier called to demand N50 Million but later reduced the ransom to N500,000 when they noticed that her family and well-wishers could not meet up with their earlier request.
Ayaka added that after several appeals to the kidnappers for a further reduction of the ransom, they agreed to release her in exchange for N300,000.
He said, “We are grateful to God that Ajoke has been released by the bandits. She was released around 7 pm on Wednesday after a ransom of N300,000 was paid.
“The kidnappers first wanted N50 million but they later reduced the money to N500,000 when they understood that her family and friends will not be able to get such an amount.
“But after much appeal to them (kidnappers), they told her family to pay the sum of N300,000 that was in their possession. That was how she was released from captivity.”
Source: gatekeepersnews.com
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
