Bandits Kidnap Newly Inducted UDUS Medical Graduate, Demand ₦20 Million Ransom
A wave of fear and anxiety has gripped the family of Radiographer Basheerah Ojedeyi, a newly inducted graduate of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS), following her abduction by bandits in Kwara state.
Basheerah, who had just been inducted into the radiography profession on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, was kidnapped on her way home after the ceremony.
A close family member confirmed that she was traveling from Sokoto to the Southwest when the vehicle she boarded was attacked by terrorists.
They ambushed the bus around a community in Kwara state. All the passengers, including Basheerah, were taken away by the bandits. It happened on Monday while she was on her way home after the induction,” the family source said with grief.
The abductors have since reached out to the family, demanding a ransom of ₦20 million for her release.
They are asking for ₦20 million, which is impossible for us to raise. We are devastated. Basheerah just finished school, and she was full of dreams.
We don’t know what to do, but we are begging the government and security agencies to intervene before anything happens to her,” the family member pleaded.
A missing-person alert shared by relatives and colleagues described Basheerah as a “bright young radiographer whose life and future are in grave danger.” The family also appealed to Nigerians to keep her in their prayers and spread awareness about her abduction.
Basheerah was among the 54 graduates inducted by UDUS into the radiography profession last week.
The induction ceremony, held at the university auditorium, had in attendance the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and other dignitaries.