Gunmen Abducts UNN Students Returning To School After ASUU Strike
Suspected gunmen have abducted many students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) said to be returning to the institution after the eight-month-long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The incident reportedly happened at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 23, 2022, along Nsukka-Opi Road, Ekwegbe, a community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria’s South-east.
It was gathered that the gunmen have been abducting travellers along the road since Saturday evening.
It was also said that the attacks on the road continued on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.
Some lucky commuters, who managed to escape, said the kidnappers attacked at least six commercial buses, riddled them with bullets and diverted the occupants to nearby bushes.
It was gathered that the kidnappers are already contacting the families of victims, demanding N30 million ransom.
A source disclosed that a woman from Aku in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State and his son were among the victims of the kidnap incident, adding that while the son has been released, the woman is still in captivity.
He equally said a medical doctor, who had regained his freedom, paid an undisclosed ransom to be set free.
He also expressed surprise that such criminal activities could take place on the road with about six security checkpoints between Nike and Opi Junction in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The police in Enugu State have confirmed the incident, saying they have deployed “operational and intelligence resources” in the area to ensure adequate security on the road and also to rescue the abducted victims.
- Read Also: Nigeria Air: Federal Government, Operators Disagree Over Partnership With Ethiopian Airlines
The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, said the number of abducted victims were yet to be ascertained.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Ammani, ordered the deployment of the operatives following receipt of information about the abduction, Mr Ndukwe said