Professor kidnapped in Yola, abductors demand N30m ransom

Kidnapping seems to be on the rampage, bringing much apprehension to the Modibbo Adamawa University community of Federal Housing in Yola as a Professor from the School of Agricultural Science, Allan Kadams has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen at the wee hours of Tuesday.

Reports indicate that around 2am unknown gunmen stormed the community with sporadic shootings and kidnapped Kadam barely two weeks after another Professor, Ibrahim Adamu of Soil Science of the same university was kidnapped but released after one day.

The Registrar of the University, Hajiya Halima Bala, who confirmed the kidnapping of Kadam during an interview with our correspondent, said the incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday at about 2 a.m.

She said Kadams was kidnapped in his resident at Federal Housing Estate, Bajabure at the outskirts of Yola, Hayin Gada of Girei LGA.

Also confirming the incident, while speaking with our correspondent the Police Public Relations Officer, Police Command in Adamawa, SP Othman Abubakar, said the command had dispatched its personnel to track and rescue the professor.

“We are also in touch with the family of the professor for any development,” Abubakar said.

Abubakar also said that the police, in its effort to check the growing kidnapping in the state, had arrested 11 suspects operating in Wuro-Jabbe and Vunoklang wards of Yola.

The kidnappers are no doubts demanding for ransom according to one of the close ally of Allan, Prof Simon Yusuf Simeon confided in this reporter that they are demanding for the sum of N30 million to secure his release.

Simon however said that the family members did not agreed to the demands of the gunmen but affirmed that Kadams is still alive.