The Kogi State Government has deployed security operatives and hundreds of local hunters into the bush to go after the bandits who invaded and kidnapped university students Thursday night.
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, revealed this in Lokoja, saying the combined effort is to rescue the abducted students.
“Gov Usman Ododo has also directed that security agents be positioned around all tertiary institutions in the State,” he said.
He said: “Hundreds of local hunters, who understand the terrain, as well as the conventional security agents, are currently combing the area to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students who were kidnapped from their classrooms.
“We wish to assure students, parents and the entire people of Kogi that the government is on top of the situation and all the abducted students will be rescued alive.”
The invaders had abducted an unspecified number of students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC), Osara, Okene after storming the institution and trapping the students in their classes.
Nine students were abducted in the invasion.
