GUNMEN have ambushed and abducted an unspecified number of students travelling along the East-West road in Ughelli, Delta State.
A source told News Point Nigeria that the incident happened on Monday but details are sketchy as of the time of this report.
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But the spokesman of the Delta State Police Command Bright Edafe said the security agency is aware of the incident.
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“The Command is aware of this ugly incident, and we are doing all it takes to ensure that they are rescued unhurt,” he tweeted on his X handle.
The Command is aware of this ugly incident, and we are doing all it takes to ensure that they are rescued unhurt.
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This abduction is coming after some students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) were abducted in Cross River.
The three students, according to a source from the school, are Ojang Precious Ebejin, a 200-level student of the Department of Medicine and Surgery; Ugwu Chukwuemeka, a 300-level student of the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology; and Damilola Dickson, a final-year student of the same department.
