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Abia Abduction: ABSU students regain freedom after three days in captivity
The students of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) who were abducted three days ago have been freed.
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, made the announcement via his Twitter account on Saturday night.
WUZUPNIGERIA had reported that an unidentified number of students were kidnapped when a bus conveying the students was attacked by unknown gunmen along Okigwe-Uturu road.
In the pandemonium that ensued, it was reported that two of the students escaped while others were captured by their abductors who made their way into a nearby forest.
However, Ikpeazu confirmed the release of the students in a series of tweets:
“It is with exceedingly great joy and a very pleasant sense of relief that I announce that the only kidnapped ABSU student who was still in custody of the hoodlums that abducted some people few days ago along the Okigwe-Uturu Road has been freed.
“I spoke with her and her mother minutes ago and want to thank God, our security agents and the management of ABSU for a job well done leading to this good news.
“Our administration has since taken measures to strengthen security around the area where the incident happened and even beyond it to ensure security of lives and property which remains my number one assignment as Governor and it is one duty I will never take lightly.
“We will surely take justice to those who abducted our student as we will not cohabit this state with criminals. To God be the glory!”
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