Stress grasped the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTEC) in Osara, Okene, Kogi State, as outlaws introduced an attack on Thursday night, kidnapping a number of trainees in the middle of preparations for upcoming examinations.
According to an eyewitness, the foes came down on the university facilities at around 9:00 p.m., capturing trainees off guard as they studied for their approaching assessments.
It was found out that the outlaws penetrated the school through the surrounding bush and stormed 3 lecture halls, letting loose turmoil by shooting gunshots into the air. As panic spread, trainees looked for sanctuary, leaving in various instructions to avert the assailants.
Security workers promptly reacted, engaging the outlaws in a fight, the assaulters handled to take a number of trainees before the scenario might be totally consisted of.
Their advance was stopped before they might extend their reach beyond the preliminary 3 lecture halls.
It was more discovered that the abducted trainees were getting ready for their first-semester tests, arranged to begin on Monday, May 13, when the awful event took place.
Speaking anonymously, a trainee stated the traumatic experience of looking for shelter in the neighboring bush for over an hour till the location fell quiet, enabling them to meticulously emerge from hiding.
When called for remark, Abdulraman Asipita, CUSTEC’s Vice Chancellor, acknowledged the event however avoided divulging particular information concerning the variety of abducted trainees.
He guaranteed the general public that the university authorities were actively resolving the scenario.
Efforts to reach Bethrand Onuoha, the Kogi State Commissioner of Police, and Jerry Omodara, the State Security Adviser, showed not successful as calls to their particular lines went unanswered.
The neighborhood waits for additional updates as examinations into the brazen attack unfold.