Following the abduction of some students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC) in Osara, Okene, Kogi State, on Thursday night, the state government has vowed to rescue all the abducted students alive.
News About Nigeria reported that the students were abducted when bandits invaded the institution.
The students were said to have been reading for an upcoming exam before they were kidnapped by the bandits.
In reaction to the incident, in a statement on Friday, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, who confirmed their abduction, noted that the government was on top of the situation.
Fanwo further revealed that state security agents, including local hunters, were on the hunt for the kidnappers.
He further noted that the state governor, Usman Ododo, has ordered that all nine students abducted be rescued alive.
The Commissioner further charged the students, parents, and the entire people of Kogi State not to panic, as the government is working tirelessly to ensure their rescue and the safety of lives and properties in the state.
The statement partly reads, “Immediately after the report was received, Governor Ahmed Ododo activated the security architecture to track the kidnappers and ensure the abducted students were rescued and the abductors apprehended. Hundreds of local hunters who understand the terrain, as well as conventional security agents, are currently combing the area to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students who were kidnapped in the classrooms.
“So far, nine students have been reported missing. 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 Ododo has also directed that security agents be positioned around all tertiary institutions in the state.”
