A lecturer of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Ondo state, Taiwo Akinyemi who
was kidnapped last week, has been killed. He was kidnapped on Tuesday
alongside four other health workers of the Federal Medical Center, Owo.
The incident took place at Amurin village on Owo-Akure expressway.
The 52 year old lecturer was said to have been killed by his abductors
following a disagreement on negotiation.“The kidnappers demanded for a
ransom after they were kidnapped last week and we prepared for payment.
Unfortunately, when they asked us to bring the money,we could not locate
the exact point. They were so furious that we were playing smart on
them and they killed him” a family source told TheCable. Femi Joseph,
police public relations officer (PPRO) of the Ondo state police command,
confirmed the sad development saying Gbenga Adeyanju, the state
commissioner of police, and Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor, had paid a
condolence visit to the family of the deceased lecturer.One week after, kidnappers kill Ondo polytechnic lecturer, Taiwo Akinyemi
A lecturer of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Ondo state, Taiwo Akinyemi who
was kidnapped last week, has been killed. He was kidnapped on Tuesday
alongside four other health workers of the Federal Medical Center, Owo.
The incident took place at Amurin village on Owo-Akure expressway.
The 52 year old lecturer was said to have been killed by his abductors
following a disagreement on negotiation.“The kidnappers demanded for a
ransom after they were kidnapped last week and we prepared for payment.
Unfortunately, when they asked us to bring the money,we could not locate
the exact point. They were so furious that we were playing smart on
them and they killed him” a family source told TheCable. Femi Joseph,
police public relations officer (PPRO) of the Ondo state police command,
confirmed the sad development saying Gbenga Adeyanju, the state
commissioner of police, and Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor, had paid a
condolence visit to the family of the deceased lecturer.
