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Police Confirm Killing Of Two Abducted Kogi Varsity Students
Onuoha described the killing by their abductors as very unfortunate.
Lokoja, Kogi State- The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Kogi State has announced the death of two of its students killed by armed bandits on Saturday, May 25, 2024.
In a statement by the the Registrar of the university, Olufunke Hudson, disclosed the incident on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
“It is with deep pain that the Management of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, hereby declares three days of mourning over the deaths of two of our students who were kidnapped on Thursday, May 9th, and killed on Saturday, May 25th, 2024.
“All activities in the university are to be held low-key from Monday, May 27th, to Wednesday, May 29th, 2024, in memory of our departed students.
“The management shares in the pains of the parents, family, and colleagues of our dearly beloved deceased students, and we use this medium to condole with them.
“We wish to assure the parents, guardians, and the university community that the Kogi State government is making concerted efforts to ensure the safe release of the remaining students from captivity.
“We urge everyone to be calm and maintain the peace as the visitor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, is leaving no stone unturned in his efforts to make sure that the students are released safely.
“May the Almighty God grant the souls of our departed students eternal repose.
Meanwhile, the State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this while speaking with newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday.
Onuoha described the killing by their abductors as very unfortunate.
The Commissioner who did not, however, give the details of the killing, said that the security operatives were on the trail of the abductors to bring them to book.
