The Kogi State Government has confirmed the abduction of nine students from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
The incident happened on Thursday night when a group of bandits attacked the university premises, instilling fear among students preparing for their upcoming exams.
The assailants, believed to be bandits, infiltrated the university around 9p.m.
Eyewitnesses recounted how the perpetrators, armed and masked, stormed into three lecture halls, firing shots into the air to scare the students.
Following the incident, the State Governor, Usman Ododo, assured the public of efforts to secure the safe return of the abducted students.
In a statement issued on Friday by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, he revealed that the governor “activated the security architecture to track the kidnappers and ensure the abducted students are rescued and the abductors apprehended.”
