Insecurity: Gunmen abduct four Nasarawa University students
Gunmen have abducted four students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
The students were kidnapped on Tuesday from their lodge in Angwan Kare, a Keffi Local Government Area settlement, by armed men.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the abduction to Channels Television during a telephone conversation on Tuesday.
According to Nansel, the police received a distress call in the early hours of the morning and subsequently launched a manhunt to rescue the students.
“The command is aware of kidnapping at about 12:55 am as a distress was received that a house located at Angwan Kaare, Keffi was invaded by unidentified armed men,” Nansel said.
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“Efforts to trail the perpetrators after combing the area were unsuccessful but a manhunt has been launched to rescue the students”, the police spokesman noted.
“The police in collaboration with the military, responded accordingly and combed the area, but to no avail.
“The Commissioner of Police has ordered a manhunt for the culprits with a view to rescue the victims unhurt,” Nansel said.
The victims, who are all first-year students of the university, have been identified as Rahila Hanya (Science Laboratory Technology), Josephine Gersho (Computer Science), Rosemary Samuel (Business Administration), and Goodness Samuel (Geography).