Kidnapped UNIUYO Professor Regains Freedom In Imo

Kidnapped lecturer on the College of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, Herbert Batta, a professor within the College of Communication and Media Research, has regained his freedom.

LEADERSHIP gathered that the lecturer identified for being essential of socio-economic challenges and a social commentator on native, nationwide and worldwide points, was kidnapped Tuesday afternoon whereas getting back from a visit exterior the state.

One in all his former college students had raised the alarm on Tuesday night concerning the kidnapping of the college lecturer.

“Professor Herbert Batta, is reported to have been kidnapped at Owerri in Imo State whereas getting back from a visit yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon.

“Our safety businesses want step up efforts. Prof. has been an excellent blessing to generations of communication students and researchers.

“His freedom would imply a lot to the tutorial world and the society at massive. Could God Almighty guarantee his security and facilitate his freedom.”

Nonetheless, a colleague of the kidnapped college don in similar college, Professor Charles Obot, broke the cheering information of his freedom on Wednesday, disclosing that Prof. Batta had been rescued and was at the moment saved at a police station in Owerri.

“My colleague and brother, Professor Herbert Batta who was kidnapped yesterday (Tuesday) in Owerri on his approach again from a visit, has simply spoken with me from a Police Station in Owerri after being launched or rescued.

“As on the time of chatting with you now, he was nonetheless on the Police station, and he delegated me to present this replace on his behalf,” Prof. Obot, declared.

The report has been greeted with pleasure from college students and colleagues on the Nwaniba foremost campus and Ikpa Street city campus of the college.