Famous academic and Nigerian political scientist, Professor Adigun Agbaje, has been kidnapped in Ibadan.
Agbaje, a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Ibadan, who is currently on sabbatical at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), was on his way to Ibadan at about 6 pm on Friday, October 28, 2022, when kidnappers blocked his way very close to the Sat Guru Maharaji Garden.
The Foundation of Investigative Journalists (FIJ) reports that the kidnappers “eliminated some policemen around the scene” before making away with their captives.
The abductors have since contacted the Agbaje family to demand a N50million ransom.
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Agbaje, a professor of Political Science, is one of UI’s most respected products ever. He was, for decades only First Class first degree holder in the university’s department of Political Science, until the feat was equalled by Tunde Oseni, currently an Associate Professor at Lead City University, Ibadan, in the 2000s.
Agbaje is as loved by the majority of his students as he was brilliant as a student himself. He is also a lover of press freedom, having supported the growth of journalism on the UI campus in various capacities, beginning with the umbrella Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ).
Quest Times sources report that the case has been reported to the Oyo State Police Command which has swung into action at the time of filing this report.