Ogun Students Protest Abduction Of FUNAAB Student

The students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), on Monday, took to the streets of Ogun state to protest the kidnap of their colleague, Olayinka Toyinbo, in Odeda, a town in the state.

It was reported that the placard-carrying students took their peaceful protest to the Ogun State secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abeokuta.

The inscriptions on the placards included, “Free our student now”; “I am a student not a prey for kidnappers”, among others.

Speaking to newsmen, Michael Oloyede, President of FUNAAB Students’ Union, appealed to both the federal and state government to ensure speedy rescue of the abducted student.

Oloyede summoned the government to act more in securing the lives and property of citizens by providing necessary facilities that would make their job of security agents easier.

According to Oloyede, “We are appealing to the government and security agencies to ensure the student is released within 72 hours, or we will shut down the state with another protest.

“The federal and state government should provide more facilities and equipment for security agencies”.

Toyinbo, a 400-level student of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management of FUNAAB, was kidnapped on Saturday by suspected gunmen in Odeda, Ogun State.

The student was reportedly abducted in a private farm in Abule Itoko, Odeda Local Government Area, about 25 minutes’ drive from the institution, around 8 am on Saturday.

A friend of the abducted student, who claimed to have witnessed the scene, said Toyinbo, was kidnapped by the gunmen at the private farm, where he had been living and working as a practising livestock farmer, for the past three years.