Four Nasarawa University students kidnapped, police confirm

The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has verified the invasion of a community in the state’s Keffi Local Government Area by gunmen, during which four students from the state’s university were kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination.

Confirming the incident, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, stated that the pupils were abducted in the early hours of Tuesday near Angwan Ka’are in the LGA.

He did, however, say that the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, has ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators in order to rescue the victims unharmed.

“The command is aware of the kidnapping at about 12:55 am as a distress call was received that a house located at Angwan Kaare in Keffi was invaded by unidentified armed men.””The Commissioner of Police has ordered a manhunt for the culprits with the goal of rescuing the four victims unharmed.”

Meanwhile, our correspondent’s findings revealed the names of the kidnapped students: Rahila Hanya, a 100-level student in the Science Laboratory Technology department; Josephine Gershon, a 100-level student in Computer Science; Rosemary Samuel, a 100-level student in Business Administration; and Goodness Samuel, a 100-level student in Geography.
When approached about the event, the university’s Information and Protocol Officer, Comrade Abraham Ekpo, told our correspondent that no official information had been lodged with the institution.

“The SUG has yet to report the incident to the Vice Chancellor, and we cannot make any statements until we receive an official report from the SUG or the police.” We heard about the incident, as you did, but there has been no formal notification to us,” he stated.