By Sabiu Abdullahi
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued Prof. Samuel Okunsebor, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), days after he was abducted by gunmen in Nasarawa State.
Okunsebor was kidnapped on Wednesday at Mile Uku, a border community between Lafia and Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area. The attack reportedly occurred around midnight when armed men invaded the area.
According to security sources, DSS operatives traced the professor’s location through intelligence-led operations and secured his rescue at about 3 p.m. on Friday.
Following the operation, the agency handed the professor over to his family in the presence of senior officials of the university, including the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kitso Ngbargu.
He was later taken to the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital for medical evaluation and routine checks.
A senior university official, who spoke anonymously, disclosed that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction.
The official commended the DSS for its swift intervention and successful operation.
> “The university is greatly indebted to the DSS for working round the clock to ensure the timely rescue of our amiable Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture,” the official said.
“We understand that the DSS have in their custody two of the persons behind the kidnap of our dear professor.
“Given how the DSS has been meticulously prosecuting suspects in courts, we have little doubt that both suspects will soon have their day in court.”
The incident comes about a month after three students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) were abducted by unidentified gunmen from their residence near the institution’s temporary campus in Akunza, Lafia.
