The State Police Command has disclosed that 14 of the abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene,Kogi State have been rescued.
The terrorists abducted the students who were reading for their upcoming examination on Thursday night, May 9,2024.
The terrorists reportedly came in through the bush, went into three lecture halls, and began to shoot into the air to scare the students.
However, when contacted via a telephone call by our correspondent on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya said, “So far, 14 of them have been rescued, Our men are in the bush trying to find the rest.”
The state government, through a statement issued earlier on Sunday by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed that some of the abducted students had been rescued.
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The statement read, “This is to inform the general public that some of the students abducted by gunmen at the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, have been rescued safely by local hunters and other security agents.
“Many of the students kidnapped and even other people in captivity have been rescued and taken to medical facilities for proper attention, while many others were also rescued in the early hours of today.”
The commissioner noted that “in the sporadic gun battle to rescue our dear students, a local hunter and a DSS operative sustained injuries and they are currently receiving medical attention.”
“The success recorded so far is a clear testament to the readiness of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to ensure adequate and uncompromising security for the people of Kogi State. We urge residents to report anyone with gun wounds found in their communities to law enforcement agents,” Fanwo added.
