Police confirm abd#ction of three university students in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abd#ction of three students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) from their off-campus hostel along Awe Road, near the university’s temporary campus in Akunza, Lafia.  

The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Ramhan Nansel, said the distress call was received around 9:21pm. According to Nansel, the gunmen knocked on the door of the students’ residence before forcing their way inside.

“What happened was that the students were at home when the gunmen arrived. They knocked on the door and gained entry,” he said.

The police imagemaker explained that the hostel is located in a secluded area near the university’s temporary campus, behind a high-tension power line and close to a bush path leading to Awe town.

“That place is close to the bush. There is a gate there; whether you push it with your foot or your hand, it will open. It’s not a place for anyone to live. People are looking for cheap accommodation. Instead of living alone, since it’s only a temporary stay, pool your resources together or contribute to rent a single house,” Nansel said

He disclosed that the police had rescued one of the three Federal University of Lafia students abducted from the off-campus hostel and had launched an intensive manhunt for the kidnappers.

He added that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, has ordered the deployment of tactical teams and patrol operatives to the scene for a coordinated search-and-rescue operation in the surrounding forest.