The deputy vice-chancellor of Anchor University, Johnson Fatokun, has been kidnapped by armed men in Nasarawa.

The Anchor University is a private institution owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry.

According to report, Fatokun was kidnapped by gunmen along Akwanga-Keffi highway on Monday around 9pm, while travelling from Jos to Keffi in Nasarawa state.

The witness said the abductors later called and demanded the sum of N20 million ransom for the release of the professor.

Fatokun, who was appointed in September 2019, as the pioneer deputy vice-chancellor of Anchor University.