Professor Florence Banku Obi, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has revealed the names of three students kidnapped from the school two days ago. She gave the names of the abducted students as Dickson Oluwadamilola Ayomide of Genetics and Biotechnology, Ojang Precious Ebijin of Medicine and Surgery and Ugwu Chukwuemeka, also of Genetics and Biotechnology Departments of the University....CONTINUE READING
Eyewitnesses had reported that the incident happened on 29 March 2024 when gun-toting men stormed Freedom Hostel, owned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at about 7:00pm and whisked the victims away to an unknown destination.
One of the witnesses, Emmanuel Effiom described the abduction as very brazen and terrifying.
Effiom said:“Most of us even thought they were security personnel. They applied force when one of the guys resisted.
Sources from the University confirmed that the offices of the Special Assistant Students’ Affairs and the Special Assistant Students’ Orientation to the Governor of Cross River State, the Student Union Government (SUG), and law enforcement agencies, have commenced a comprehensive investigation into the incident and see how they can rescue the victims unhurt.
