Confirmed: Abducted IAUE Vice Chancellor Has Been Released

The Police in Rivers State on Saturday confirmed the release of Prof. Rosemond Osagholu, Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University, Port Harcourt. Osagholu was abducted by gunmen on June 20 as she was leaving the campus of the Rivers Government-owned institution.

The Police Public Relations Officer in of the State, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, confirmed that Osagholu was released on June 26.

The police spokesman did not, however, disclose the exact location of her release or if any ransom was paid for her freedom.

“I can confirm to you that the Vice Chancellor of the Ignatius Ajuru University has been released. She is in good health and has been reunited with her family,” Muhammad said.

He did not also say if any arrest had been made.

The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the abduction of the vice chancellor threw the academic community into a state of shock.
Unions, associations and groups in the academic community mounted pressure on the police to rescue her.