SOME of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State, have been rescued, the state government has confirmed.
In a statement on Sunday, the Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, said the students were rescued safely by local hunters and other security agents.
He did not disclose the exact number of students rescued but the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Williams Aya, told our correspondent via text message that 14 students were rescued.
The Commissioner said that the local vigilante men and security agents engaged the kidnappers in a fierce shootout and the kidnappers succumbed to superior firepower and escaped with gun wounds.
According to him, the kidnappers left the kidnapped students who also ran in different directions to avoid being caught in the fire exchange.
He also disclosed that the rescued students and many other kidnapped victims have been taken to a medical facility for proper attention.
Fanwo said that security agents are currently combing the forests to ensure all the students still in captivity are found and brought home safely.
