With reported payment of ransom, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos, Prof. Johnson Fatokun has walked into freedom.
The abductors have released him, according to the management of the faith-based University owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry.
As reported, Fatokun was kidnapped on Monday while traveling from Jos in Plateau State to Nasarawa State about 9.00pm.
The kidnappers had place a ransom of N20 million on his head without which he eoukd not be released.
The amount was reportedly reduced to N7 million.
He was said to have been released Wednesday evening consequent upon payment of the money.
According to a news flash on the Facebook page of Anchor University with the headline ” BREAKING: DVC RELEASED!”, “To the glory of God, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Anchor University, Professor J.O. Fatokun, has been released.”
Earlier in the day, PM NEWS had gathered that the kidnappers who claimed to be members of Boko Haram threatened to take him to their camp if N7 million was not paid to them between today and Thursday.
The university had on Tuesday said that it had already established contact with him and wished to inform the public that he was in good spirit.
“Fatokun, a Professor of Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, is one of the most valuable staff members of the University, who has contributed immensely to academic research for development nationally and internationally.
“We wish to extend our appreciation to the University’s friends and well-wishers who have expressed concern and support for the Institution since the incident took place.
“Please join us in prayer as we continue to navigate this tough-terrain and hope to share the news of his release in a short while,” the statement issued by Okesola Sanusi, Assistant Registrar, Strategy & Communications had said.
Fatokun was formerly the pioneer Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Dutsin-Ma before joining the services of Anchor University in 2017 as the pioneer Dean, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences which later became Faculty of Science and Science Education.
He also pioneered the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, until his appointment as the pioneer Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Anchor University, Lagos.
His areas of Research interest are in Numerical Methods for Solving Differential Equations and its applications to Modelling, Biology and Medicine, Novel Teaching and Learning Methodologies.
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