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A 25-year-old graduate, Funke Obatuyi, has detailed the horrific and dehumanizing negotiations her family endured after her father was kidnapped in Kogi State, including ransom demands and degrading insults directed at female family members. Funke, who recently graduated in Human Anatomy, explained to *The Punch* that her father, a 58-year-old welder from Abuja, was abducted while traveling home from her convocation ceremony in Akure. The nightmare began when her father boarded a bus from Ikare Junction on Monday, November 17, 2025. A Family Trapped Between Desperate Negotiators and Confused Authorities When initial calls confirmed her father had reached Nasarawa State, the family’s relief was short-lived. Funke's stepmother soon revealed the devastating news: Mr. Ayotunde Obatuyi had been kidnapped, and the assailants were demanding an initial ransom of N10 million. The family's attempts to secure official help were met with bureaucratic confusion. Funk...