Sunday, March 31, 2024 - Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL).
It was gathered that the armed men stormed
Freedom Hostel, owned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) around
7:pm on Friday, March 29, 2024 and whisked the victims away to an unknown
destination.
The Vice Chancellor of the institution,
Prof Florence Banku Obi, who confirmed the abduction on Sunday, gave the names
of the students as Ojang Precious Ebejin, a 200-level student of the Department
of Medicine and Surgery, Ugwu Chukwuemeka, a 300-level student of the
Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, and Damilola Dickson, a final-year
student of the same Department.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command,
SP Irene Ugbo, also confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, saying
that the police were working in collaboration with other agencies to rescue the
students.
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