Four Delta State University, Abraka, students and five other travellers were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen on the Abraka-Eku Road in the state.
WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday.
Arogbo Seyifunmi, Azunobi Prosper, Miracle Robert, all 500-level students in the Department of Chemistry, and Adegor Aghogho Happiness, a 500-level student in the Department of Electrical Engineering, were among those kidnapped.
As of press time, the identities of the other five victims had not been determined.
It was learned that the students had just finished their final exams and were on their way home when they were attacked.
The incident was described as “shameful” by the institution’s student union in a statement.
The statement read in part, “It is very shameful to the state government and security agencies that they have done nothing to stop the incessant attacks on students and citizens, after reports and official complaints have been made about the Eku-Abraka Expressway.”
The union called on the Delta State Government to “deploy new strategies to deal with insecurity and kidnapping in the state, especially along the Abraka-Eku Expressway.”
It urged the student community to “remain calm and not resort to actions that could further endanger the lives of the kidnapped persons, as the authorities are doing all they can to rescue the abducted students.”
“We are in constant communication with the police and the state DSS, and we are working with them to save the abducted students in the shortest time possible,” the statement added.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, could not be reached for comments as of the time of filing this report.