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Gunmen Kidnap Deputy VC Of Deeper Life Varsity
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Fatokun was attacked at Kurmi Shinkafa village in Kokona local government area (LGA).
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Kidnappers demand 20 million ransome.
Gunmen has kidnapped Johnson Fatokun, the deputy vice-chancellor of Anchor University.
Ekohotblog reports that the Anchor University is a private tertiary institution owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry.
NAN reports that Fatokun was kidnapped by gunmen in Nasarawa along Akwanga-Keffi highway on Monday around 9pm, while travelling from Jos to Keffi in Nasarawa state.
Ranham Nansel, the police public relations officer in Nasarawa, who confirmed the incident, said Fatokun, a professor, was attacked at Kurmi Shinkafa village in Kokona local government area (LGA) and taken to an unknown destination.
Nansel said Bola Longe, the state commissioner of police, had ordered a search-and-rescue team to ensure safe release of the victim and arrest of the perpetrators.
He commiserated with the family of the kidnapped professor, and called on members of the public to provide the police with vital information that would lead to the rescue of the victim.
Meanwhile, a family member who was with the professor on the journey, reportedly told journalists that the gunmen started shooting sporadically, which forced their vehicle to stop.
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The witness said the abductors later called and demanded the sum of N20 million ransom for the release of the professor.
Fatokun, who was appointed in September 2019, is the pioneer deputy vice-chancellor of Anchor University.
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