Kidnappers have abducted two female students of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State.

The Benue State Police spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, disclosed this in Makurdi, but did not give the identities of the victims.

She said the students were kidnapped on Saturday night at about 11 pm along North Bank/UniAgric road in Makurdi.

She said the incident did not occur within the university campus, adding that the kidnappers had blocked the road, accosted the victims and took them away before the security operatives could arrive at the scene.

Anene said the families of the victims and school authorities had notified the police and an investigation into the matter had already commenced.

Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations of the Institution, Mrs. Lucy Iwodi, however, said she was yet to obtain the necessary permission from the school’s authority to speak about the matter.