Breaking: Gunmen Kidnap 5 Students at Rivers State University

Gunmen suspected to be cultists have abducted about five students of the Rivers State University (RSU), Nkpolu-Oroworukwu, Port Harcourt, at their residence in Emuoha Local Government Area of the state.Prior to the incident, the off-campus students in Emuoha satellite campus protested their constant attacks and harassment by hoodlums and called on the management of the school to relocate them to the main campus in Port Harcourt.The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP. Grace Iringe-Koko confirmed the abduction of the students, describing the suspects as cultists.

Iringe-Koko said the miscreants shot many times before whisking the students to an unknown destination.She said tactical police personnel had been deployed to rescue the students and apprehend the suspects.

She said, “They were abducted by cultists. In the early hours of Tuesday a group of cultists numbering five stormed an isolated area of Rumuchi/Rumuohia, shot and abducted five persons to an unknown destination.

“We (police) have put efforts in place for their safe rescue. As I speak, the Commissioner of Police has gone there with tactical teams to ensure they regain their freedom.”But one of the students, who escaped from the abductors, said the gunmen stormed their residence at about 2 am and killed the security dog.The female student said she called her father, who contacted the Emuoha Police Division, but complained that there was no response.

She said that the attackers shot at her while they came from the bush to pursue her.She said, “He was running after me and even shot at me. I don’t know how many times. I couldn’t even look back because I was more focused on escaping.“So the person just stopped and went back to my compound. Then someone from the bush came out and ran after me. I had to run faster to the gate of the person who was supposed to open it for me. Some of our students, about four or so, are missing now.”