NANS Urges IGP Egbetokun To Rescue Abducted Benue Varsity Students
The National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) has charged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to rescue the abducted female students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State.
The NANS National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, made this appeal in a statement on Thursday.
Recall that on Tuesday night, four female students of the institution were kidnapped on campus by unknown armed men who whisked them away to an unknown destination.
The students were reportedly waylaid at about 8:30 pm by their abductors while on their way to a lecture hall to read.
The development sparked angry reactions from fellow students who demanded immediate action by the authorities to secure the release of the victims.
Adeyemi, in a statement, described the kidnapping as barbaric and a dent in the security architecture of the country.
He expressed sadness that higher institutions in the country which are supposed to be safe and secure for learning are no longer safe for the students.
“It is sad to hear that the students were kidnapped on the university’s campus. This shows that our campuses are no longer safe and it is a dent in the security architecture of this country. How the kidnapping occurred is barbaric.
“Higher institutions are supposed to be safe and secure for learning and the right of every student be protected.
“The leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Students is appealing to the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately deploy resources to rescue the abducted students,” he said.
Adeyemi urged students of the university to remain calm while stressing that all hands were on deck to ensure that the students were safely rescued.
“I am appealing to the students to remain calm. The NANS Headquarters will liaise with necessary quarters to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students,” he said.
NANS Urges IGP Egbetokun To Rescue Abducted Benue Varsity Students is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
