Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits have kidnapped two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ayetoro Campus, Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
FirstNews learnt that the incident occurred at about 9pm on Sunday, when the suspected Fulani bandits stormed Igbole Aibo Quarter area of Ayetoro, shooting sporadically.
Residents, who pleaded anonymity, told FirstNews that the gunmen, in the melee, captured and abducted the two students who were said to be returning home at the time.
The abducted female students have been identified as Adeyemo Oluwaseun Precious (300 level Forestry and Wildlife Management) and Oyefule Oluwatosin Abisola (300 level, Agricultural Economics).
FirstNews further learnt that the suspected Fulani bandits had actually targeted a female call card voucher bulk dealer living in the area. But following their failure to break through the gate to her house, which they had attacked, they resorted to abducting the two female varsity students, who were returning from an outing.
“Being unable to gain access, they started shooting sporadically to create fear, and it was at this point Seun and Tosin were returning home, which is the same house the call card dealer lives near Igbole, Aibo Community Primary School, Aibo Quarter, Ayetoro, Ogun State,” a resident told FirstNews.
Authorities of the university have yet to make any official statement on the students’ kidnap.
Efforts by FirstNews to confirm the incident from the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, proved abortive.
The Ogun police spokesman neither picked his calls nor replied SMS sent to him as of the time of filing this report.