• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Thursday, July 3, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

UNIUYO Professor Narrates Ordeal With Kidnappers

by Iniobong Ekponta
2 months ago
in News
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Barely 48-hours after being freed by gunmen in Owerri, Imo State, a lecturer at the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, Prof Herbert Batta, has expressed deep thanks to God for intervening in his case.

Advertisement

LEADERSHIP Weekend gathered that the lecturer in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, UNIUYO, is a social critic known for his frank condemnation of authorities over the prevailing socio-economic challenges in the country.

He was kidnapped on Tuesday afternoon while returning from a trip outside the state but was freed after three hours in the den of the armed hoodlums. He was freed without harm and ransom amid intense prayer and begging.

His colleague of the same faculty, Professor Charles Obot, broke the news of his freedom, disclosing that Prof Batta, who was promoted to the rank of Professor (in Science, Health and Environmental Journalism) in September 2024, had regained his freedom from the dungeon of the kidnappers and was kept at a Police station in Owerri.

“My colleague and brother, Professor Herbert Batta who was kidnapped in Owerri on his way back from a trip, has just spoken with me from a Police Station in Owerri after being released or rescued.

RELATED

100 MSMEs To Attend 2022 SMEDAN Fair

Senate Probes SMEDAN, NUC Over Alleged Lopsided Recruitments

21 minutes ago
Troops Kill 11 Terrorists, Recover Weapons In Sambisa Forest

Troops Arrest 1,191 Terrorists, Rescue 543 Hostages In 3 Months

22 minutes ago

“As at the time of speaking with you now, he was still at the Police station, and he delegated me to give this update on his behalf,” Prof Obot had declared amid outpouring of excitement and joy from students and colleagues at both the Nwaniba main campus and Ikpa Road town campus of the federal university.

Thanking God after regaining his freedom and returning safely to his base in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Prof Batta narrated his gruelling three-hour isolation from the social community, saying his constant resort to prayers and the prayers of concerned others were his saving grace.

“Thanks so much for all your fervent prayers and good wishes. What could have turned out as a long, harrowing torture spelling doom for health and finances turned out to be a miraculously short three-hour abduction by armed herders.

“No physical hurts, no ransom, no bloody rescue. I prayed to God and appealed to the kidnappers and freedom came. We prayed and God did it. Thanks to you all; Glory to God. May your candle burn bright and let your life taste and smell sweet. God bless you all,” he said.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars from the comfort of their homes with Ultra-Premium domains, acquire them for as low as $1700 and profit as much as $25,000. Click here to learn how you can earn US Dollars consistently.


Tags: University of Uyo (UNIUYO)
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

EFCC Arraigns Sunsteel MD Over Alleged $680,622.65 Fraud

Next Post

FG Flags Off Airlift Of Pilgrims For 2025 Hajj In Imo

Iniobong Ekponta

Iniobong Ekponta

You May Like

100 MSMEs To Attend 2022 SMEDAN Fair
News

Senate Probes SMEDAN, NUC Over Alleged Lopsided Recruitments

2025/07/03
Troops Kill 11 Terrorists, Recover Weapons In Sambisa Forest
News

Troops Arrest 1,191 Terrorists, Rescue 543 Hostages In 3 Months

2025/07/03
Cancer: Remi Tinubu, Bagudu Urge Nigerians On Regular Screening
News

Remi Tinubu Donates N1bn To Plateau Victims, Seeks End To Violence

2025/07/03
Why I Signed N538.5bn Budget Into Law – Otu
News

2027: Cross River Gov Assures Tinubu of 96% Votes

2025/07/03
JUST-IN: NCAA Suspends All 737 Aircraft In Max Air Fleet
Business

NCAA Names Max Air ‘Most Unresponsive Domestic Airline’ To Passenger Complaints

2025/07/03
Police Arraign Dubai-based Nigerian Over Alleged $307,500 Transnational Fraud
News

Police Arraign Dubai-based Nigerian Over Alleged $307,500 Transnational Fraud

2025/07/03
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Senate Probes SMEDAN, NUC Over Alleged Lopsided Recruitments

Troops Arrest 1,191 Terrorists, Rescue 543 Hostages In 3 Months

Remi Tinubu Donates N1bn To Plateau Victims, Seeks End To Violence

2027: Cross River Gov Assures Tinubu of 96% Votes

1XBET Cup 2025: Organisers Pay Courtesy Visit To Lagos Lottery Board

NCAA Names Max Air ‘Most Unresponsive Domestic Airline’ To Passenger Complaints

Wike Defends N39bn Renovation Of Tinubu Conference Centre, Says It Generated N650m In 3 Weeks

Presidency Blasts Buhari-era Appointees For Joining Opposition Coalition

Edo APC Chair Slams ADC Anti-Tinubu Coalition

Police Arraign Dubai-based Nigerian Over Alleged $307,500 Transnational Fraud

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.