We have rescued some abducted varsity students – Kogi govt
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State
Published By: Isa Isawade
By Isa Isawade
The Kogi State Government has announced that some students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, who were kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday have been rescued.
This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo.
The number of the rescued students is yet to be made known.
The government attributed the rescue operation to the superior firepower of security operatives and local vigilante men over the kidnappers.
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“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.
“Local vigilante men and security agents engaged the kidnappers in a fierce shootout and the kidnappers succumbed to superior firepower and escaped with gun wounds, leaving the kidnapped students who also ran in different directions to avoid being caught up in the fire exchange.
“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 statement said.
The search for the remaining students in captivity, according to Fanwo, continues in the forests.
