A former deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan, Professor Adigun Agbaje, has been abducted.According to a report,Prof. Agbaje, who is currently on break at Olabisi Onabanjo University, was on his way to Ibadan at about 6pm on Friday when kidnappers blocked his way near Sat Guru Maharaji Garden.
His family however got contacted with the kidnappers, asking for a ransom of N50m. The report further stated that the kidnappers eliminated some policemen around the scene before making away with their captives.
Agbaje is a professor of Political Science and one of the UI’s most respected products. As gathered, he was, for several years, the only First-Class degree holder in the university’s department of Political Science, until the feat was matched in the 2000s by Tunde Oseni, who is now an Associate Professor at Lead City University, Ibadan.
