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Gunmen on Sunday abducted a man , Moses Yakubu , his fiancee , five friends and family members in Akunnu Akoko , in the Akoko North -East Local Government Area of Ondo State . It was gathered that the victims , whose identities were yet to be known , were abducted on their way to Akure for an engagement ceremony . Yakubu and his fiancée were to be engaged in Akure on Sunday. A source said the victims took off from Okene , Kogi State , for Akure in company with the friends and family members , including the best man and the chief bridesmaid . The source said , “The kidnappers stopped their vehicle in Akunu and asked them to get out of the vehicle before dragging them into the bush .” PUNCH Metro gathered that the fiancée and her sister were later released , leaving the groom and four other victims in the den of the kidnappers . It was also gathered that the hoodlums had not contacted the families of the victims . The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it will not disclose when it will hold its meetings to consider the Federal Government ’s offers , aimed at resolving the ongoing strike. The ASUU President, Prof . Biodun Ogunyemi , said this on Sunday while responding to our correspondent ’s inquiry as to when the union would meet to examine the Federal Government ’s offers and resolve the strike. The union and the Federal Government ’s delegation held a 14 -hour meeting on Thursday , after which they issued a communiqué , in which ASUU was asked to revert to the government within one week . The ASUU President had on Friday said in an interview that he could not determine when the union would call off its strike until its members met to decide the next course of action . This is also as the National Association of Nigerian Students on Saturday promised to meet the ASUU executives and consider the government ’s offers with a view to ending the stri...