Kogi govt deploys security operatives, hunters to rescue abducted university students

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Nine students have been reported missing so far after the invasion of the university in Kogi State by the abductors.

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The abductors had invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology , Osara, Okene, trapping some students in their classes.Kingsley Fanwo, the Commissioner for Information, told journalists in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, that the combined effort is to rescue the abducted students. It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.

According to him, their gallantry and dedication ensured that the kidnappers did not have a field day. The source said that the bandits came in through the bush, went into three lecture halls and began to shoot into the air to scare the students.NAN also reports that the school was thrown into total confusion as fear-stricken students in other halls scurried to safety in different directions.Brave local security guards and the conventional security men at the gate were said to have engaged the bandits, though they were able to abduct some students.

 

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