The report of his freedom
was confirmed by Spokesperson of the Ondo State Police Command, Femi Joseph on
Friday, Channels reports.
Professor Valentine Aleto
who was kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday along the highway at Elegbeka, via Ifon
in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, has been freed.
It was gathered that a
ransom of 20 millionNaira was demanded by the abductors from the family of the
professor. But the police spokesman could not confirm whether the ransom was
paid for his release.
Joseph, however, affirmed
that the police are working actively to bring the kidnappers to justice.
Prof. Aleto a former
Vice-Chancellor of the African University in Bayelsa State, is presently a
Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Federal University of Technology,
Akure, Ondo State.
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