A minimum of 10 students of the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, have been kidnapped in the early hours of Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the students were kidnapped from their hostels by bandits in the Gandu community located about two kilometres away from the institution.
According to a resident who spoke with news men, the gunmen invaded the student community opposite the permanent site of the university at about 2 am on Thursday with gunshots into the air as the students scampered for safety.
The operation reportedly lasted two hours as the gunmen whisked away the students one after another.
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Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abubakar Ibrahim, said the total number of abducted students was yet to be ascertained.
He said, “It is too early to ascertain the exact number of students because those affected are not living within the school, but off campus.”
The incident forced students of the university to embark on a peaceful protest demanding an end to the incessant kidnapping of their colleagues.
On his part, the state Police command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said the details of the kidnap were still sketchy.
“This kidnapping details are sketchy. The command has tried to get facts and identity of the victims but to no avail, thus we are finding it difficult to authenticate,” he said.
