Security operatives have rescued 14 of the abducted students of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene, Kogi State, Northcentral Nigeria.
Recall that some bandits abducted the students who were reading for their upcoming examination on Thursday night.
The bandits reportedly came in through the bush, went into three lecture halls, and began to shoot into the air to scare the students.
A statement released on Sunday, May 12, 2024, by the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, confirmed the release of the students.
The government credited the successful operation to the display of force by security forces and local vigilantes against the kidnappers.
The statement read, “This is to inform the general public that some of the students abducted by gunmen at the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, have been rescued safely by local hunters and other security agents.
“Local vigilante men and security agents engaged the kidnappers in a fierce shootout and the kidnappers succumbed to superior firepower and escaped with gun wounds, leaving the kidnapped students who also ran in different directions to avoid being caught up in the fire exchange.”
The commissioner disclosed that the students kidnapped, including other people in captivity, had been rescued and taken to medical facilities for proper attention.
He noted that “in the sporadic gun battle to rescue our dear students, a local hunter and a DSS operative sustained injuries and they are currently receiving medical attention”.
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