{"id":30426,"date":"2021-05-06T16:54:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=30426"},"modified":"2021-05-06T16:54:35","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:54:35","slug":"just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen.<\/p>\n<p>The abduction at ABSU was said to have occurred on Wednesday night as the students were in a commercial bus returning from Okigwe to Uturu around 8:00pm.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Abia State government has assured that efforts were being intensified to ensure the safe return of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/05\/27-abducted-students-of-kaduna-forestry-college-regain-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abducted students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner for Information, John Kalu, who gave the assurance in a press release, said the state government was collaborating with the neighbouring Imo State to rescue and students.<\/p>\n<p>The statement reads: \u201cAbia State Government is currently monitoring an incident that happened in Okigwe, Imo State, yesterday which led to the suspected abduction of yet to be determined number of students of the Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), who apparently ran into a yet to be identified gang of hoodlums operating along the Okigwe-Uturu Road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreliminary information available to us indicates that the students were moving in a mini van from Okigwe to Uturu between 7pm \u2013 8pm when they ran into the armed gang who marched them into the nearby forest along with other yet to be identified travelers. Two of the students managed to escape from the hoodlums while others are still being held at a yet to be identified location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are working with the government of Imo State and relevant security agencies in both states to ensure the rescue of the abducted students and others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the public and ABSU community are advised to remain calm as we will spare no resource in ensuring the safety of the victims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo criminal operating within our environment will be allowed to escape justice as we take the job of protecting lives and property of Abians and visitors to the State very seriously,\u201d the Commissioner said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. The abduction at ABSU was said to have occurred on Wednesday night as the students were in a commercial bus returning from Okigwe to Uturu around 8:00pm. Meanwhile, the Abia State government has assured that efforts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[579,7594,7593,33],"class_list":["post-30426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking","category-local","tag-abia","tag-abia-state-university","tag-absu","tag-gunmen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. The abduction at ABSU was said\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-05-06T15:54:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/kunlenet07\/2021\/03\/12\/Gunmen.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@withinnigeria\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/89376b3184a87a15af7a1cd6fecd7920\"},\"headline\":\"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-06T15:54:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":310,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/kunlenet07\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/12\\\/Gunmen.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Abia\",\"Abia state university\",\"ABSU\",\"gunmen\"],\"articleSection\":[\"BREAKING\",\"Local News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/\",\"name\":\"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/kunlenet07\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/12\\\/Gunmen.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-05-06T15:54:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/kunlenet07\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/12\\\/Gunmen.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/kunlenet07\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/12\\\/Gunmen.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/06\\\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"NEWS\",\"description\":\"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2021\\\/01\\\/Logo-dark-bg.png\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/withinnigeria\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/withinnigeria\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/89376b3184a87a15af7a1cd6fecd7920\",\"name\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong\"},\"description\":\"Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.withinnigeria.com\\\/news\\\/author\\\/adejayan_gbenga\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students","description":"An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students","og_description":"An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen. The abduction at ABSU was said","og_url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/","og_site_name":"NEWS PICKS \u2014 WITHIN NIGERIA","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","article_published_time":"2021-05-06T15:54:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/kunlenet07\/2021\/03\/12\/Gunmen.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@withinnigeria","twitter_site":"@withinnigeria","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/"},"author":{"name":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/89376b3184a87a15af7a1cd6fecd7920"},"headline":"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students","datePublished":"2021-05-06T15:54:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/"},"wordCount":310,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/kunlenet07\/2021\/03\/12\/Gunmen.jpg","keywords":["Abia","Abia state university","ABSU","gunmen"],"articleSection":["BREAKING","Local News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/","name":"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/kunlenet07\/2021\/03\/12\/Gunmen.jpg","datePublished":"2021-05-06T15:54:35+00:00","description":"An unspecified number of students of the Abia State University Uturu (ABSU) has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/kunlenet07\/2021\/03\/12\/Gunmen.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/kunlenet07\/2021\/03\/12\/Gunmen.jpg","width":640,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/05\/06\/just-in-gunmen-abduct-abia-varsity-students\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"JUST IN: Gunmen abduct abia varsity students"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","name":"NEWS","description":"Latest &amp; Trending Nigeria News, Entertainment, Sports","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#organization","name":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/01\/Logo-dark-bg.png","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"WITHN NIGERIA MEDIA LIMITED"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/x.com\/withinnigeria","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/withinnigeria\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCo0qw0SqhKNTsQQM48FpdTA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/89376b3184a87a15af7a1cd6fecd7920","name":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2550bcb9e0a9edc282f2caeeec2c83111b44bb44e98f57fdd1ea8051f2223264?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Adejayan Gbenga Gsong"},"description":"Adejayan is an award-winning Journalist and Opinion writer with varied experience in Nigeria. Mail me at AdejayanOluwagbenga@withinnigeria.com. See full profile on Within Nigeria's TEAM PAGE","url":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/author\/adejayan_gbenga\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}