Abducted Nasarawa varsity female lecturer freed

The abducted female lecturer of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Dr Comfort Adokwe, has regained freedom. She was freed after payment of N5 million ransom by her family to her abductors, our correspondent gathered on Wednesday. Dr. Adokwe was released Tuesday night after three days in captivity. Daily Trust reports that Dr Adokwe, a lecturer […]

The abducted female lecturer of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Dr Comfort Adokwe, has regained freedom.

She was freed after payment of N5 million ransom by her family to her abductors, our correspondent gathered on Wednesday.

Dr. Adokwe was released Tuesday night after three days in captivity.

Daily Trust reports that Dr Adokwe, a lecturer at the Faculty of Administration and Deputy Director of Gender Studies, was abducted from her home in Angwan Jaba in Keffi on Sunday night by gunmen.

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The assailants were said to have invaded her residence and shot sporadically into the air before whisking the lecturer away.

A family member, Mr Timothy Adokwe, informed newsmen that the lecturer was released from her abductors at exactly 10 pm Tuesday night after the ransom was paid.

According to him, the security operatives did their best by tracking the kidnappers, but they were prevailed upon from taking any drastic measures that would put the life of the lecturer at risk.

He said, “We are more interested in securing our sister. The security agents tried their best, they helped in tracking them.

“But based on the warning by her abductors that they will kill her if anything happens, we pleaded with the security agents not to do anything that will undermine her safety.

“I know that the security agents were monitoring everything and may go after them.”