Professor Emmanuel Ogundele of University of Agriculture, Makurdi who was kidnapped at the school on Thursday by unknown gunmen was on Friday rescued by the Nasarawa State Police Command.
According to the spokesman of the Nasarawa State Police Command, ASP Ismaila Numan, Prof Ogundele was rescued by the B Division following a tip-off.
He said that on sighting the police, the kidnappers shot Ogundele in the leg and fled, abandoning him in a pool of his own blood. He added that the police were able to arrest one of the abductors while two escaped.
According to ASP Numan, Prof Ogundele is in stable condition at an undisclosed hospital where he is receiving treatment.
He said that the arrested kidnapper would be handed over to the Benue State Police Command for further investigation and prosecution.
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