Sodiq Rabiu

ONDO, Nigeria – One Akindoyo Gideon, a 300-level Computer Engineering student of Al-Hikmah University, Igbaja in Kwara State, south-western Nigeria, has been kidnapped while working inside his father’s cassava farm at Lumeko village, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State, another south-western state.
The motorcycle he rode to the farm was found by a search team, according to local report.
Gideon reportedly went to the farm on Tuesday, 11 June, 2024 and has not been seen. 
A statement by the Senate secretariat of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and signed by Henry Okunomo, urged security agencies to help find Gideon. 
The statement said Gideon might have been abducted due to the lingering communal crisis between Irele and Igbobini communities. 
It urged leaders of the two communities to find the missing student dead or alive . 
“Information gathered from the National President of Irele Local Government Students and a community leader Dr. Adekugbe Erik, said Gideon traveled home to gather foodstuffs from his community, only to be abducted while working on his father’s farm,” the statement said.
“The community leader reported that the student’s disappearance coincided with an attack by the Igbobini community, resulting in destroyed homes and properties. 
“We categorically demand that the leadership of both Irele and Igbobini communities produce the student, either dead or alive, within the next 72 hours. failure to do so will compel us to relocate the NANS secretariat to the affected communities, where we will remain until the student’s safe return is secured.” 
Mother of Gideon, Mrs Janet Akindoyo, also said her son was yet to return home from farm. 
“He has not returned, search party saw his motorcycle where he parked it but we haven’t seen him . I’m appealing to the security and the people to help find him,” Mrs Akindoyo said. 
SP Funmilayo Odunlami, spokeswoman for Ondo State Police Command confirmed the incident.
Odulami said policemen have been deployed to the forest in search of the missing student.

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