By Uzair Adam Imam
Two students from the Federal University Wukari, who were kidnapped two weeks ago, have been liberated from captivity.
Mrs. Ashu Agbu, the Head of the Information and Protocol Unit at the institution, relayed this development in a WhatsApp message to our correspondent on Friday.
“After enduring days in the grip of their abductors, the two students of the Federal University Wukari have regained their freedom,” she affirmed.
Agbu, however, refrained from divulging the specifics regarding the manner in which the students were set free.
Nevertheless, it was previously reported that the abductors had demanded a ransom of N50 million.
The pair, identified as Joshua Sardauna from the Economics Department and Obianu Elizabeth from the Microbiology Department, were seized on Wednesday, April 3, around 10:00 PM, near a shop adjacent to the university.
The students had returned to the campus to retake their examinations due to academic setbacks from the previous session when the unfortunate incident occurred.
Earlier accounts revealed that on Monday, April 3, 2024, gunmen suspected to be herdsmen had raided the Federal University Wukari in Taraba State, abducting two students.
Mr. Sule Gani, the Chief Security Officer of the university, corroborated the occurrence in a telephone conversation with journalists in Jalingo.
Gani confirmed that armed herdsmen, described as gunmen, infiltrated the school premises and abducted a male and a female former students who had returned to complete their carry-over papers.
The attack unfolded as the herdsmen stormed the campus and seized the two students while they were dining at a food vendor’s stall.