BANDITS ATTACK CONFLUENCE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, OSARA, KOGI STATE
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An unknown number of students were kidnapped by bandits when they invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Okene, Kogi.
Numerous students were in the classroom reading in order to be ready for the first-semester exam that is set for Monday, May 13, according to security sources on Friday.
On Thursday night, the gunmen reportedly broke into the classrooms and began firing intermittently into the air as an undetermined number of pupils were taken away.
Upon visiting the campus, it was observed that Jerry Omadara, the state security adviser, was present with Lokoja, the commandant of Army Records.
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Omadara said the state government is monitoring the situation and will comment shortly.
“We are on top of the situation,” he said. “We are still assessing the situation, we will speak about it shortly.”
While the number of persons abducted is unclear, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, said nine students of the school are missing.
“Immediately the report was received, the Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo activated the security architecture to track the kidnappers and ensure the abducted students are rescued and the abductors apprehended,” he said in a statement.
“We wish to assure students, parents, and the entire people of Kogi State that the Government is on top of the situation and all the abducted students will be rescued alive. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has also directed that security agents be positioned around all tertiary institutions in the state,” the commissioner added.
“Hundreds of local hunters who understand the terrain, as well as the conventional security agents, are currently combing the area to ensure safe rescue of the abducted students who were kidnapped in the classrooms. So far, nine students have been reported missing.”
The school authorities are yet to comment on the matter as of the time of this report.
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