Gunmen storm Benue State university, kidnap students

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Unknown gunmen have kidnapped three students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State and whisked them away.

A statement on Monday by the institution’s Director of Information, Protocol and Public Relations Unit, Mrs Rosemary Waku, said that the students were abducted at gunpoint, adding that the “university has reported the incident to the police and all relevant security agencies.”

“The University has not heard anything from the students or their captors since the unfortunate incident took place.

Police have confirmed the abduction. According to a statement by the police spokesperson in the state, Anene Sewuese, “The Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command has ordered a full-scale investigation into the case.”

Sewuese told newsmen in Makurdi that the gunmen stormed the school at about 10:20 pm and kidnapped three of the students studying close to a lecture theatre.

“We have received that information; we are on it and I know that we are very close. My advice is that the members of the public remain calm. We are doing our best to make sure that we get to the root of this and apprehend perpetrators of this crime.

“I assure the parents of these students that the police will do our best to get their children,” she said, adding that police are “working both technically and physically; the school is aware we are working. So, we will continue to do our best.”