WorldStage Newsonline– The Akwa Ibom Police Command said it has begun a manhunt for the abductors of three female students of Obong University, Obong Ntak, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of State.
Some hoodlums were said to have stormed the female hostel of the university in the early hours of Friday and abducted the students.
According to a statement, DSP Macdon Odiko, the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom, said the Police had rescued one of the female students who sustained injury during the raid.
“One person was injured and she is the person rescued by the police. She is at present undergoing treatment in a hospital in the state,” he said.
“The incident occurred about 2am on Friday within the female hostel.The hoodlums were about eight in number and the university securitymen were not armed.
“And they came in from the bush as there is no perimeter fence around the school premises.”
The police spokesman said they were yet to effect any arrest in respect of the abduction, promising the command was doing everything possible to rescue the girls unhurt.
The students had on Friday morning embarked on a peaceful protest over the abduction of their colleagues.
The Vice Chancellor Prof. Udoudo Ekanemesang, urged them to remain calm and assured that the school authorities would ensure the students were rescued as soon as possible.
