Gunmen Kidnap AAU Prof. Osadolor Odia, demand N18m for his release

A former Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Prof. Osadolor Odia, has been kidnaped.

Daily Post reports that Odia was said to be on his way to his farm at Egoro, Ekpoma, Thursday morning, when he was kidnapped by the gunmen.

“I can confirm that Prof. Osadolor Odia was kidnapped today on his way to his farm,” the paper quoted a source as saying.

The Public Relations Officer of the University, Edward Aihevba, who also confirmed the incident, said he received the news of the abduction of Prof. Odia as general information, adding that he has no details of how the incident happened.