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Unknown gunmen abduct two FUW students in Taraba

 

Two students of the Federal University Wukari, FUW, in Taraba State, have been abducted by unknown gunmen.

The abduction which took place on Monday evening was said to have occurred at a restaurant located in the premises of the university.

Some students who spoke with our reporter said the armed men, alleged to be of Fulani extraction, stormed the restaurants where one of the kidnapped students was doing a part-time job.

The second kidnapped person, who was identified as a female, was said to have been kidnapped while trying to purchase food from the restaurant.

Confirming the incident, the chief security officer of the institution, Sule Gani, said the kidnapped students are spillover students who are on the verge of rewriting some of their papers.

He said some persons at the scene where the incident took place, heard the gunmen conversing in Fulani language.

He said the school authorities and security operatives are leaving no stone unturned to rescue the victims unhurt.

Gani said the school security patrol team alongside the police and soldiers will not rest on their oars until the victims are rescued.

He urged any person with useful information about the kidnappers’ whereabouts to reach out to the security operatives.

Some persons from the university community who also bared their minds on the incident, vowed to collaborate with the school authorities to succeed in tracking down the perpetrators.

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