Gunmen Kidnap Lagos Deputy VC In Nassawara, Demand N20M Ransom

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of a faith based institution in Lagos State, Anchor University, has been kidnapped.

Professor Johnson Fatokun left Lagos on Sunday for school runs in the north where he met his kidnappers.

At the time he was kidnapped, he was
returning after dropping his children in their different schools.

One is a student of Deeper Life High School and the other a Federal University student in Jos.

While returning on Monday, his vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen in Nassarawa en route to the airport to return to Lagos.

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An anonymous source disclosed they were in Police uniform.

The source said: “The professor was returning from Jos to Keffi, Nassarawa State, late in the evening when they encountered the gunmen on the road.

“The driver, however, manoeuvred his way and sped through them. The gunmen started chasing the vehicle and shooting. There was another set of kidnappers right in front of them who succeeded in stopping the vehicle. They beat up the driver who managed to escape and later kidnapped the professor.”

There have been some conversations between the kidnappers and leaders of the victim’s church, Deeper Life Christian Ministry in Nassarawa.

It was gathered that the gunmen demanded 20 million naira as ransom.

An official of the school who spoke on conditions of anonymity confirmed the incident, adding that prayers are being offered for the safe return of the professor.

Fatokun is a Professor of Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.