Police have confirmed the abduction but said they are working to free the victims.
PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the gunmen have been abducting travellers along the road since Saturday evening.Many public universities have resumed academic activities following the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by theLike other universities, UNN had announced the resumption of lectures by Monday, prompting many students to begin their journey to the campus.A twitter user, @KamsiSalita, took to her handle to announce the incident.
“Students were kidnapped on their way back to UNN yesterday on the Enugu-Nsukka Road & it’s not all over the major news outlets. What’s going on?” another Twitter user, @inc051, posted on the microblogging website on Tuesday.The police in Enugu State have confirmed the incident, saying they have deployed “operational and intelligence resources” in the area to ensure adequate security on the road and also to rescue the abducted victims.
He gave the names of the arrested suspects as Chidi Jobbison, 24, Emmanuel Ogbu, 25, and Ogochukwu Nweke, 17.The police spokesperson said the operatives rescued a male victim from the suspects.
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