The chairman of the Academic Staff of Polytechnics (ASUP) of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo Ora, Mr. Opadijo Oluyide, secretary of the union, Gbenga Alayande and three other persons, who were kidnapped last week have regained their freedom.
According to a source in the institution, they were released on Saturday night after a payment of N5million ransom was paid to the abductors, who had early demanded N500million initially.
The N5million ransom was contributed by members of staff of the college, towards the release of their colleague.
“We just secured their release this night after payment of N5million contributed by our members”, the source said.
