Obansa Joseph, a professor of economics, and two of his children were abducted in the early hours of Tuesday when gunmen attacked the staff quarters of University of Abuja (UNIABUJA).
The incident took place at at Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
It was initially gathered that four staff of the University were abducted in the attack which happened around 1am.
The University’s spokesman, Habib Yakoob, when contacted confirmed the development and the information was shared on the official Facebook page of the University.
The information read;
Suspected bandits attacked the staff quarters of the University in the early hours of today. Our Safety officers, in conjunction with security personnel, mobilised to secure the quarters.
We have report that four of our staff and their children were, nevertheless, abducted by the evil men.
Efforts are being made to ensure their safe return. A sad day for us, indeed!
In an update, Abuja police command revealed that 6 persons were abducted, saying;
The CP noted that a combined team of the Police and personnel of the Nigerian Army 176 Guards Battalion were swiftly mobilized to the area to protect the citizens. Preliminary investigations however revealed that six (6) persons were allegedly abducted into the forest by the criminals on sighting the security operatives.
