Prof. Monday Igbafen, Benin Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and former chairman at Ambrose Alli University, was kidnapped by gunmen on Saturday night while arriving at his home in Ekpoma.
The assailants took him away in his ash Toyota Highlander SUV, registration number ABJ 180 JQ.
As of Monday morning, the whereabouts of Igbafen remain unknown, and there have been no updates on his condition. Local reports indicate that the kidnappers fled with the vehicle and the victim to an undisclosed location.
Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Moses Yamu, stated he would contact the Divisional Police Officer in Ekpoma for more details on the incident.