Five students of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, who were abducted from their Emuoha satellite campus on Tuesday, have regained their freedom.
Their abduction had brewed tension on the campus as students protested and demanded immediate relocation to the university’s main campus for their safety. In response, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Zeb-Obipi, temporarily shut down academic activities at the satellite campus and instructed students to vacate the area.
Confirming the rescue on Thursday, the Rivers State Police Command said the students were freed during an overnight operation carried out by police tactical teams and other security agencies at Rumuodogo 2 in Emuoha Local Government Area.
In a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, she said, “The Rivers State Police Command wishes to inform the public that on 04/12/2025 at about 0100hrs, the five abducted victims — Prince London ‘M’, Azubuike Kelechukwu ‘M’, Elizabeth Aniete ‘F’, Onyebuchi Precious ‘M’, and London Sampson ‘M’ — who were abducted by yet-to-be-identified cultists from their isolated residences, have been successfully rescued unhurt.
“The rescue operation was conducted at Rumuodogo 2 Community in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State by the Command’s Tactical Teams, in collaboration with other sister security agencies and with the support of the community.
“The rescued victims have been taken to the hospital for medical examination.
“Intensive efforts are ongoing to track down and arrest the fleeing cultists/abductors.”
Police authorities said the students including one female are currently undergoing routine medical evaluation, and detectives have intensified efforts to arrest the gang responsible for the kidnapping.
