17 students of FUL kidnapped,uneasy calm sets in.

By David Okpashi .

Uneasy calm in Lafia, Nasarawa state following protest by the students of Federal University of Lafia as gunmen suspected to be kidnappers invaded students lodge at Gandu area of Lafia, kidnapping no fewer than 17 students.
The incident which occurred at 11pm Wednesday had only 2 out of the number of students were said to have escaped from the the Lodge when the suspected kidnappers invaded the area.
Students of the university take to streets to protest the invasion and frequent robbery cases which they described as too many in the series without reasonable efforts by the management of the institution and the security agencies to stem the increasing incidences in the area.
The Students, who were seeing carrying placards with different inscriptions and demanding for the unconditional release of their colleagues whose whereabouts remains unknown, also demanded for an end to the insecurity in the university environment, stating that they have had enough in the area.
When contacted, the Public Relation Officer of the university, Abubakar Ibrahim, who confirmed the incident, explained that the total number of students abducted was yet to be ascertained.
“It is too early to ascertain the exact number of students because those affected are not living within the school premising but off campus. From available information the number of students abducted is between three to five”
Confirming the incident, Public Relations Officer, Nasarawa state command, DSP Ranham Nansel said the command was yet to confirm the actual number of students abducted adding that the identity of the victims were yet unknown.