The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Uyo Chapter, Akwa Ibom State, has suspended its threat to embark on strike action following the release of its female lecturer, Dr. Ime Udotong , of the Department of Biochemistry, who was abducted by gunmen on Friday last week.
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The university had staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday that it was going to down tool except the lecturer was released within 24 hours. The 24 hours ultimatum given to security agencies and the state government expired on Wednesday while Udotong was said to have been released around 7:30pm same day.
A statement by the state ASUU’s chairman, Mr. Nwachukwu Anyim, in Uyo on Thursday, said following the release of the lecturer, the ASUU had suspended its threat to strike action indefinitely.
On whether any ransom was paid to effect her release he said, “The family would not want to be dragged into that now, but what we can say is that we are happy that she has regained her freedom.”
Anyim praised the security agencies in the state for living up to expectation.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, Mr. Etim Dickson, said he is aware of the release of the kidnapped lecturer.
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