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The Ekiti State Police Command, has on Thursday confirmed the death of the abducted former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Prof. Femi Olaofe, at the kidnappers den.
The state Commissioner of Police, Adeniran Akinwale, who made the confirmation said the professor’s body was found in a shallow grave.
Recall that the professor was kidnapped about three weeks ago at his residence in Ado-Ekiti.
According to the commissioner, "The professor has been found dead and we are doing everything possible to exhume the body for burial.
“However, we have arrested many people and you know the circumstances surrounding the incident and we suspected insider’s work in which the security man employed by the professor was the one who planned it.
“They(abductors ) kidnapped the man with him so that we will not suspect. In the process of rescuing him, we have arrested some people. I can’t say much about the security guard, but at the appropriate time, we will brief the public.”
