Unknown gunmen have abducted an unspecified number of students of Abia State University Uturu, ABSU.
The students were abducted from a commercial bus while returning from Okigwe in Imo state to Uturu around 8:00pm on Wednesday night, May 5.
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Confirming the incident, the Abia state Commissioner of Information, John Okiyi Kalu, says a preliminary investigation shows that the armed men marched the students into the forest with other abducted travelers. He said two of the abducted students managed to escape while others are still in captivity.
Read the statement below:
”Abia State Government is currently monitoring an accident that happened in okigwe, Imo State, Yesterday which led to the suspected abduction of yet to be determined number of students of the Abia State University, UTURU (ABSU), who apparently ran into a yet to be identified gang of hoodlums operating along the okigwe-uturu road.
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Preliminary Information available to us indicates that the students were moving in a minivan from okigwe to uturu between 7 p.m – 8 p.m when they run into the armed gang who marched them into the nearby Forest along with other yet-to-be-identified travelers. Two of the students managed to escape from the hoodlums while others are still being held at a yet-to-be-identified location.
we are working with the government of Imo State and relevant security agencies in both States to ensure the rescue of the abducted students and others.
Members of the public and ABSU community are advised to remain calm as we will spare no resource in ensuring the safety of the victims.
no criminal or operating within our environment will be allowed to escape Justice as we take the job of protecting lives and properties of Abians and visitors to the state very seriously”.
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