Nasarawa: Gunmen Attacks State Polytechnic, Kill Two Students

Two students of the Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic in Lafia, Nasarawa State, have been shot dead by gunmen.

The incident occurred outside the school campus in a popular student residential area on Monday.

According to eyewitness reports, the gunmen also abducted one female student and ND ll student of Science Laboratory Technology, identified as simply as Ajoke.

The students, who sustained gunshot injuries, were said to be receiving treatment in a hospital.

Only recently, two students of the Federal University, Lafia were abducted by gunmen who launched an attack on the school premises.

It was gathered that the bandits invaded Mararaba community which hosts the university, shooting sporadically into the air while they whisked the students away without any intervention from security operatives in the area.

A source within the university told our correspondent that the kidnappers had reached out to the parents of the abducted students and demanded the sum of N25 million as ransom.

He said, “It is indeed a sad situation that students will be kidnapped without any help from security operatives in the area. I hear that the kidnappers are demanding N25m from the parents. The incident clearly shows that we are not safe in this environment. We are praying for their safe return from the kidnappers’ den.”