Professor Oguejiofo Ujam, a renowned academic at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), was kidnapped on Sunday while traveling along the Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road.
Prof. Ujam, the Dean of the School of General Studies and a lecturer in the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, is among several individuals reportedly abducted on this route in the last week.
Social media influencer Chijinkem Ugwuanyi announced the incident on Facebook, calling for prayers for Prof. Ujam’s safe return.
A UNN colleague, speaking anonymously to Daily Post, confirmed the kidnapping was shared in the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) UNN chapter’s WhatsApp group.
The ASUU post urged immediate assistance, stating: “Prof. Oguejiofo Ujam, Dean of GS, was kidnapped this morning along Opi-Enugu Road. Please, we need urgent help.”
Despite multiple police and military checkpoints along the Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road, kidnappings have alarmingly increased, with daily abductions reported.
