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Three undergraduates of the University of Calabar have been kidnapped by gunmen at the school campus two days ago.
The UNICAL’s Vice Chancellor Prof Florence Banku Obi has revealed the names of the Kidnapped students.
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.
It was gathered 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.
An witnesses, whose name has been given as 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.