Two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Precious Adeyemo and Abiola Oyefule who were kidnapped by unknown gunmen from the Ayetoro campus in Ago Iwoye, Ogun state, have been released.

Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, announced the release of the students on Tuesday night.

“This is to announce that we have secured the release of Precious Adeyemo and Abiola Oyefule – both OOU students recently kidnapped in Ayetoro,” the governor wrote on his official Twitter handle.

“I appreciate the efforts of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police and other security agencies involved in the exercise that will now see the ladies reunited with their respective families.”

It is however, not clear if any ransom was paid.

The students were said to have been kidnapped on Sunday night when gunmen stormed Igbole Aibo quarters in Ayetoro, shooting sporadically.

The two students were reportedly returning from an outing when they ran into the attackers.