The abductors of four students of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, and the driver of their vehicle demand a N16m ransom.
They were kidnapped along Akunnu-Ajowa Road in Akoko North-East Local Government Area of Ondo State on Friday.
The students were said to be travelling home for the Yuletide before the hoodlums allegedly waylaid them on the road and dragged them into the bush.
The community leader and former Vice Chairman to Akoko North-West Local Government, Mr Ajayi Bakare, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the driver of the vehicle had been warned by the parents of the students not to take the route where they were kidnapped, as the route was notorious for kidnapping and armed robbery.
The Ikare Area Commander of the Ondo State Police Command, Muri Agboola, who confirmed the incident, said his men had been combing the forests along the Akunnu-Ajowa Akoko Road to rescue the abducted students.
