Abia State Government says it is currently monitoring an incident that happened in Okigwe, Imo State, yesterday which led to the suspected abduction of yet to be determined the number of students of the Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), who apparently ran into a yet to be identified gang of hoodlums operating along the Okigwe-Uturu Road.
A statement by the state Commissioner of Information, John Kalu on Thursday said Preliminary information available indicates that the students were moving in a minivan from Okigwe to Uturu between 7 pm – 8 pm when they ran into the armed gang who marched them into the nearby forest along with other yet to be identified travelers.
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Two of the students managed to escape from the hoodlums while others are still being held at a yet to be identified location.
The statement also said the Abia state government is working with the government of Imo State and relevant security agencies in both states to ensure the rescue of the abducted students and others.
He asked members of the public and ABSU community to remain calm as we will spare no resource in ensuring the safety of the victims.
No criminal operating within our environment will be allowed to escape justice as we take the job of protecting the lives and property of Abians and visitors to the State very seriously, it said.
