Kidnapped University Dean Escapes From Captivity

A lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in Enugu State, Oguejiofor Ujam has escaped from captivity.

Naija News reports that the professor was kidnapped on Sunday evening along Opi-Nsukka- Ugwogo-Nike Road in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of the state.

The professor is the dean of the School of General Studies of the university.

However, speaking via a statement on Tuesday, the police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed that Ujam has successfully escaped.

Giving details on the lecturer’s escape, Ndukwe said police operatives foiled a separate kidnap attack at about 7:10 p.m. on Monday at Neke-Uno Axis of the Opi-Nsukka- Ugwogo-Nike Road.

The suspects, after an intense gun duel, fled with gunshot wounds, abandoning one AK-47 rifle, two magazines containing a total of 22 rounds, and a chain of 39 live ammunition,” he said.

“Further operations to hunt down the fleeing suspects the same night led to a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, reportedly kidnapped on October 27, 2024, escaping from his abductors’ custody,” the spokesperson said, apparently referring to Ujam.

Aside from the professor, earlier report from Premium Times claimed that gunmen, on Saturday, kidnapped an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) along the same road near the Maduka University in Ekwegbe in the council area.

Despite confirmations by multiple sources, including the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Enugu State, Frank Agbakoba, Ndukwe claimed the “no such incident has been recorded anywhere” in Enugu State.