Herdsmen kidnapped me, collected N5.045m for my release – OAU Lecturer Confesses
Prof. Olayinka Adegbehingbe, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Obafemi Awolowo University OAU, Ile-Ife, who was kidnapped on Sunday, said that N5.045 million was paid to secure his release. OAU Prof. Adegbehingbe who was Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC returning officer for Osun East senatorial election in February 23, 2019, was kidnapped in Ikoyi in Irewole local government area of Osun state while returning to the campus of OAU with his wife on the ever busy Ife/Ibadan express road. The surgeon, who said he was hale and healthy, attributed his release to the power of God. According to him, the kidnappers had initially demanded N30 million ransom and later collected N5.045 million for his release after much negotiation. He condemned the level of insecurity across the country, saying a majority of the youths were jobless and had now resorted to crime. “The Federal Government needs to invest more in security; we need to know the identity of people coming in and going out o