The Kogi State Government says six more students have been rescued from their abductors who had attacked the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, on Thursday, May 9, while on campus preparing for their first-semester examinations.
This development brings the number of kidnapped students rescued to twenty, as nine students were rescued first, while five others were found the following morning.
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The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said in a statement that the families of the six students have confirmed that the students have arrived home.
In the statement, Governor Usman Ododo expressed appreciation to the Joint Forces that carried out the operations, and urged them to continue the search until the last student is found.
Governor Ododo assures the public that the security architecture around schools across the state has been recalibrated for efficiency and early warning alarms to prevent future occurrences.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
