{"id":135921,"date":"2024-10-28T23:09:16","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T22:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/tension-as-hoodlums-kidnap-unn-dean-others-along-ugwuogo-opi-nsukka-road"},"modified":"2024-10-29T00:17:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:17:26","slug":"tension-as-hoodlums-kidnap-unn-dean-others-along-ugwuogo-opi-nsukka-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/tension-as-hoodlums-kidnap-unn-dean-others-along-ugwuogo-opi-nsukka-road","title":{"rendered":"Tension as hoodlums kidnap UNN Dean, others along Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A senior lecturer in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Prof Oguejiofo Ujam was on Sunday abducted along the Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road.<\/p>\n<p>Oguejiofor is the Dean, School of General Studies of the university.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST learnt that the kidnapping of the varsity don is one in a series of abductions along the road within the last one week.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his Facebook Page, a social media influencer, Chijinkem Ugwuanyi wrote, \u201cProf Oguejiofo T. Ujam was kidnapped yesterday morning along Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a lecturer at the Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, and Dean, School of General Studies University Of Nigeria Nsukka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur prayers are needed for his safe return to us, unharmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, a lecturer, who spoke to our correspondent under anonymity, confirmed that the incident was posted on the WhatsApp page of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNN chapter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProf. Oguejiofor Ujam, the Dean of GS was kidnapped this morning along Opi-Enugu Road. Please, we need urgent help,\u201d the post on ASUU platform read.<\/p>\n<p>There have been concerns over the spate of abductions along the Ugwuogo-Opi-Nsukka Road despite the number of police and military checkpoints along that axis.<\/p>\n<p>The hoodlums were also reported to have abducted several other road users on a daily basis in the last one week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A senior lecturer in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Prof Oguejiofo Ujam was on Sunday abducted along the Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road. Oguejiofor is the Dean, School of General Studies of the university. 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