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500 million naira ransom demanded for abducted graduate in Abeokuta

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Kidnappers of Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta graduate Adedoja Hannah and three others abducted Tuesday evening from a farm in Akintobi-Alabata, Ogun State, are demanding 500 million naira for their release. The university’s Student Union announced the news and called for calm, according to Punch.

Kidnappers of Adedoja Hannah, a recent graduate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), and three others have demanded 500 million naira to release the four hostages. The demand was reported by the FUNAAB Student Union Government in a statement published on Facebook on Thursday.

The four people were abducted on Tuesday evening from a farm on the Akintobi-Alabata road in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Hannah, a graduate of the agricultural administration department, was last seen on Monday and her phone has remained unreachable since the abduction, according to the student union. Police have been working on the case since Tuesday and search operations are continuing to secure the victims' release, according to FUNAAB.

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