Prominent Christian evangelist, Professor Duro Adegboye, has been kidnapped in Kogi State, just days after seven passengers were abducted between Ajaokuta and Itobe towns.
According to information made available by different sources, Adegboye was abducted on Saturday by unknown gunmen between the Cement town of Obajana, where the massive Dangote Cement industry is located, and Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
The evangelist, who left his job as the Dean of Biological Sciences of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State 34 years ago to go into Christian work is believed to be about 80 years old and was believed to be on his way for an engagement before he was abducted. He is based in Offa, Kwara State.
Many feared for the health of the octogenarian on Sunday night on account of his age and torment of walking the forests with his abductors.
A source and friend to the evangelist told Everyday.ng that he also feared for the health of Prof. Adegboye.
Efforts to reach the Kogi State Police Command on Sunday night yielded no result. Its spokesman, DSP William Ovye, did not pick calls made to his number last night.
There were reports that his abductors have asked for a ransom of N100 million, but the information could not be confirmed on Sunday night.
According to available information on him, “Prof. Adegboye is the founder and president of Gospel Unlimited, a ministry dedicated to reaching the lost with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and equipping believers to effectively carry out the great commission.
“Uncle Duro (as he is fondly called) bagged his B.Sc from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and then proceeded to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FAAI New York, USA for his Ph.D.
“Thereafter” he reportedly “returned to Nigeria to pursue a career in teaching. He taught at the ABU where he rose to be the Head of Department of Biological Sciences and the Dean of the Faculty of Sciences. A professor of Biological Science, he was also the Head of Biological Sciences Department and Dean of Science and Technology at the National Open University, Abuja.”
