CRIME

How Two Abducted Kogi Varsity Students Were Killed Despite Ongoing Negotiations — Police

Two students kidnapped from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara in Kogi State have been killed by their abductors despite ongoing negotiations with the parents of the students.

Confirming the death of the two students in the hands of the kidnappers, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Bethrand Onuoha, described the killing as very unfortunate.

The Police Commissioner stated this while speaking with Channels Television’s correspondent on the telephone on Sunday, saying that the security operatives were on the trail of the abductors to bring them to book.

The kidnappers on Thursday, May 9, 2024, invaded the university around 9 pm and abducted some students of the institution who were in the classroom preparing for their forthcoming examination.

About 21 students were later rescued while some remained in the custody of the kidnappers.

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The school has declared a three-day mourning over the incident. The registrar of the university Olufunke Hudson in a statement said, “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 death of two of our students who were kidnapped on Thursday, 9th May and killed on Saturday, 25th May, 2024.

“All activities in the university are to be held low-key from Monday, 27th to Wednesday, 29th May 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,” she said.

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