Al-Hikmah University Denies Kidnapping Allegations Over Student Identity

Ilorin, Kwara State– Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Kwara State, has denied allegations surrounding the alleged kidnapping of a student named Akindoyo Gideon, the institution stated that no such name exists in their system.

Recalled, Akindoyo Gideon, a 300-level Computer Engineering student was reportedly been kidnapped while working inside his father’s cassava farm at Lumeko village, Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The university, in a statement signed by its Information Officer, Femi Afolayan, on Sunday, June 23, 2024, clarified that there is no student named Akindoyo Gideon registered as a 300-level Computer Engineering student at Al-Hikmah University, Igbaja.

The Statement read, “The attention of the Management of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has been drawn to an online publication “Leadership” of Sunday, 23rd June, 2024, which carried a story with the above caption.

“According to the story, one “Akindoyo Gideon, a 300-level Computer Engineering student of Al-Hikmah University, Igbaja, in Kwara State has been reportedly missing in the Irele Local government area of Ondo State. Gideon was last seen on Monday, June 11, 2024 between Igbobini and Oderele communities in Ede Odo Local government and Irele Local government areas of the State before he went missing”.

According to Femi Afolayan, Al-Hikmah University does not have Computer Engineering Department at Igbaja campus.

“No student of our University bears Akindoyo Gideon, either in Igbaja campus (Faculty of Agriculture) or Department of Computer Science (Adeta campus).

“A search of the list of all our registered students indicates that Al-Hikmah University does not have any student with such name.

“Lastly, none of our students, who are currently on Eid Adha break, is missing as the story claimed.

“This refutal is for the attention of the general public and, especially, our parents and guardians,” he added.