▪︎Says bandits killed one staff member
Kaduna State Government has confirmed the abduction of several students of Greenfield University situated at Kasarami, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road in Chikun Local Government Area of the State.
The State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said bandits attacked the University and kidnapped unspecified number of students while a staff member was killed.
“Last night, the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs received distress calls of an attack by armed bandits on the Greenfield Univerity, situated at Kasarami, off the Kaduna-Abuja Road in Chikun LGA.
“Troops of ‘Operation Thunder Strike’ (OPTS) and other operatives swiftly moved to the location and the armed bandits retreated.
“After search-and-rescue operations, a staff member of the university, Paul Ude Okafor, was confirmed to have been killed by the armed bandits, while a number of students were kidnapped,” Aruwan said.
The Commissioner further stated that the security operatives took custody of the remaining students who had been handed over to the institution, as of noon on Wednesday 21st April 2021.
He said the actual number of students kidnapped was still being sought from the institution’s records.
Aruwan said troops and other security operatives were working in the general area, and the public would be informed of further developments.
In a related development, Police have also confirmed the attack on Greenfield University, Kaduna
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said that gunmen attacked Greenfield University on Tuesday evening.
The university located on Kaduna-Abuja highway, was attacked at about 8:35p.m on Tuesday.
The Command Public
Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) on Wednesday in Kaduna, that some of the students were abducted.
Jalige however said that the number of students
kidnapped had not been ascertained.
He said security operatives have been deployed to the general area for search and rescue operation.
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