Kidnappers have demanded N500 million ransom for the release of a recent graduate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Momoh Hannah Adedoja, and three other people abducted from a farm in Ogun State.
The victims were reportedly seized on Tuesday night, November 10, 2026 when gunmen invaded a farm along the Akintobi-Alabata axis of Abeokuta, where they were working.
The Students’ Union Government of FUNAAB disclosed the ransom demand in a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Thursday, November 12.
The union identified Hannah as a recent graduate of the Department of Agricultural Administration and said she was abducted alongside three other individuals during the attack.
According to the statement, Hannah was last seen on Monday, while her telephone had remained unreachable since the incident.
"The incident occurred on Tuesday night when suspected kidnappers reportedly invaded the farm where the victims were working. Hannah was last seen on Monday, and her phone has remained unreachable since the incident,” the union said.
The statement added that the abductors had demanded N500 million for the release of all four victims, raising concerns among members of the university community and their families.
The union said the incident had been reported to security authorities and that the police had been working on the case since Tuesday, with rescue efforts ongoing.
It appealed to the public to remain calm, avoid spreading unverified information and provide credible information that could assist security agencies in locating the victims.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the abduction.
“We are on the issue since it happened; rescue operations are in top gear,” he said.
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