LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A National Diploma student of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Nasarawa State, Taye Ajoke, who was reportedly kidnapped, has regained her freedom after a ransom of N300,000 was paid.
Recall that Voiceofnaija.ng had earlier reported that some gunmen had attacked students of the institution, shooting some of them and kidnapping a female student.
She was abducted after heavily armed men attacked her residence, Ombi 1, which is two kilometres away from the Polytechnic, and took her to an unknown destination.
The incident left two other students and an admission seeker with bullet wounds.
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Speaking with Punch Metro earlier today, the President of the Students Union Government of the Polytechnic, Ekom Ayaka, said Ajoke’s kidnappers had earlier called to demand N50 Million but later reduced the ransom to N500,000 when they noticed that her loved ones could not meet up with their earlier request.
He added that after several appeals to the kidnappers for a further reduction of the ransom, they agreed to release her in exchange for N300,000.
“We are grateful to God that Ajoke has been released by the bandits. She was released around 7 pm on Wednesday after a ransom of N300,000 was paid.
“The kidnappers first wanted N50 million, but they later reduced the money to N500,000 when they understood that her family and friends will not be able to get such an amount.
“But after much appeal to them (kidnappers), they told her family to pay the sum of N300,000 that was in their possession. That was how she was released from captivity,” he disclosed.
