Kidnapped Students Of University Of Agriculture, Makurdi Regains Freedom

Students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, who were abducted on Sunday evening, have regained their freedom.

The students were reportedly released in the early hours of Wednesday, April 28, 2021. This made it 72 hours after they were abducted by suspected terrorists from the university campus.

All News Nigeria earlier reported that the students were abducted on Sunday evening during a private reading session at about 10:30pm.

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Contrary to the report that three students were abducted, Hum Angle reported that only two of them were actually abducted.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Richard Kimbir, has confirmed the release of the students on Wednesday morning at a meeting with the university management and leaders of the students’ union.

However, details of the release of the abducted students were not clear, but it was learned that the students found their way into the university premises and have been handed over to security. It was also not clear whether ransom was paid or not.

The two students were identified as Israel Kwaghnger, a final year student College of Agriculture and Science Education (CASE), and Salifu Solomon Odoma, a 400 level student at the Department of Electrical Electronics.

Meanwhile, a statement signed by the media arm of the students’ union of the university, Obida Emmanuel, indicated that one of the students, Solomon, had traveled to meet his parents at Ankpa Local Government of Kogi State earlier this morning.

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It further stated that only Israel, who was from Tarka Local Government of Benue State, was received.

The statement further added that no ransom was paid by the school or the Federal Government. It, however, noted that there was communication between the assailants and the parents of the victims, “which we don’t know the outcome as Mr. Israel’s family claim they did not pay anything.”

“But we’re still yet to hear from Mr. Solomon at the point of this release.”

According to Emmanuel, the students said, “the kidnappers just came to them and brought them close to the school before setting them free.”