Nigeria, July 13 -- Barely 24 hours after abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State were rescued, suspected gunmen have kidnapped a 60-year-old Matthew Owoade, the primary school headmaster of Nomadic Basic School, Igbojaye, in Itesiwaju Local Government Area of the state.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Mr Owoade, who is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), was abducted around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday while returning home from his farm in Budo Aare, Itesiwaju Local Government Area of the state. The alleged kidnappers have reportedly demanded N30 million for his release.

Oyo State NUT secretary, Salami Olukayode, who confirmed the incident to PREMIUM TIMES on a phone call on Monday, said...