The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of four students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK) by gunmen.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said in a statement that the abduction of the students occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at Angwan Ka’are in the Keffi Local Government Area of the state.
Those kidnapped are: Rahila Hanya, a 100-level student of the Science Laboratory Technology department; Josephine Gershon, a Computer Science 100-level student; Rosemary Samuel, a 100-level student of Business Administration; and Goodness Samuel, a 100-level student of the Geography department.
Nansel said the Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, has ordered the manhunt of the culprits to rescue the victims unhurt.
He said the police in collaboration with the military, responded accordingly and combed the area, but no rescue of the four victims yet.
The university’s Information and Protocol Officer, Abraham Ekpo, said official information has been lodged to the institution with respect to the incident, as efforts are on with security operations to rescue the students.
