Gunmen suspected to be cultists have kidnapped about 5 college students of Rivers State College (RSU), Nkpolu-Oroworukwu, Port Harcourt.
The victims have been taken from their off-campus residence in Emuoha native authorities space of Rivers state.
Earlier than the assault, college students residing across the college’s satellite tv for pc campus had protested frequent assaults by hoodlums and requested the college administration to maneuver them again to the primary campus.
Police spokesperson within the state, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the kidnapping and described the attackers as cultists.
Iringe-Koko mentioned the suspects fired a number of gunshots earlier than whisking the scholars away, including that tactical police groups had been deployed to rescue the victims and apprehend the gang.
Her phrases: “They have been kidnapped by cultists. Within the early hours of Tuesday, a bunch of cultists numbering 5 stormed an remoted space of Rumuchi/Rumuohia, shot and kidnapped 5 individuals to an unknown vacation spot.
“We’ve put efforts in place for his or her secure rescue. As I communicate, the commissioner of police has gone there with tactical groups to make sure they regain their freedom.”
One pupil who escaped mentioned the gunmen invaded their residence at about 2am and killed the safety canine.
She mentioned she instantly referred to as her father, who reported the incident to the Emuoha police division, however no assist got here on the time.
Her phrases: “He was operating after me and even shot at me. I couldn’t look again as a result of I used to be targeted on escaping. So the particular person stopped and went again to my compound, then another person got here from the bush and ran after me, and I needed to run sooner.”
She mentioned a number of college students, “about 4 or so”, have been lacking after the incident.