By Linus Aleke
The Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation (OSGoF), said, one of its finest surveyors, Surv. Alamu Samsideen Abayomi, an Assistant Chief Surveyor was abducted and killed by armed bandits in Abuja.
The Head of Press and Public Relations, Abu Michael, who announced the tragedy in a statement, said, Surv. Abayomi was abducted on Monday, 3rd October 2022 evening in Abaji on his way to Abuja alongside his mother and his 7-year-old son.
“On receiving the news of his abduction on Tuesday, the Surveyor General of the Federation (SGoF), Surv. Abudulganiyu Adeyemi Adebomehin and his management team swooped into action making possible contacts with relevant authorities for his freedom. Surv. Abayomi, the Office reliably gathered was killed by the criminals on Thursday before the release of his mother and son on Friday through the intervention of family members, friends and other relatives,” the statement revealed.
Mr. Abu said, the security operatives are working towards recovering his remains as the office enjoins members of the public to render useful information to the police and other security agencies.
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He added that the office regrets the loss of Surv. Abayomi, one of Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Award Winners for 2021 and a mapping maestro of its Photogrammetry and Remote-Sensing Department.
Surv. Abayomi, who was recruited into the Civil Service in OSGoF on 9th December, 2013, he said, had Masters Degree in Geographic Information System (GIS) and Postgraduate Diploma in Surveying and Geoinformatics from the University of Lagos, and a Bachelor of Science (Geography) from the University of Ilorin.
He disclosed that Abayomi, who hailed from Iwo in Osun State was born on 3rd April, 1975 and was married with 2 lovely daughters and a son.
