Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Thursday night attacked the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, in Kogi State and abducted several students.
Eyewitnesses told journalists that many of the students were in the class preparing for the first-semester examination slated to begin on Monday when the gunmen struck.
The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, confirmed the incident in a statement in Lokoja.
He, however, said nine students were abducted by the criminals.
Fanwo said: “Immediately the report was received, the Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo activated the security architecture to track the kidnappers and ensure the abducted students are rescued and the abductors apprehended.”
“We wish to assure students, parents, and the entire people of Kogi State that the Government is on top of the situation and all the abducted students will be rescued alive. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has also directed that security agents be positioned around all tertiary institutions in the state,” the commissioner added.
“Hundreds of local hunters who understand the terrain, as well as the conventional security agents, are currently combing the area to ensure safe rescue of the abducted students who were kidnapped in the classrooms. So far, nine students have been reported missing.”
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