Gunmen kidnap university students, kill staff member in Kaduna
The attack on the private university was carried out late on Tuesday, April 20.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has refused to entertain the ransom demands of kidnappers in Kaduna [TheAfricaReport]
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The gunmen attacked the private university, located at Kasarami along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, late on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said a staff member of the university, identified as Paul Ude Okafor, was killed during the attack.
He said, "The security operatives took custody of the remaining students.
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"The actual number of students kidnapped is still being sought from the institution's records."
The gunmen struck over a month after the abduction of 39 students from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna.
Only 10 of the students have regained their freedom as Governor Nasir El-Rufai has refused to cave to the ransom demand of N500 million made by the kidnappers.
Other schools in Kaduna have been attacked by gunmen in the past couple of months, a trend that has been witnessed in surrounding states where hundreds of students have similarly been abducted and released after negotiations with the government.
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