Another lecturer with the University of Jos in Plateau State, Dr. Dan Ella, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Ella, a lecturer with the Department of Theatre Arts in the institution, was kidnapped on Wednesday by the armed men, who attacked his residence at Haske quarters in Lamingo community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Recall that last month, a Professor who lectures at the university and her husband were abducted by gunmen from the same community, but they were later releases after ransom was paid.
A resident of the community identified as Philip Gyang confirmed the latest abduction to journalists in Jos on Wednesday.
He said gunmen arrived in the community around 2am on Wednesday and went straight to the apartment of the lecturer and whisked him away after breaking their door.
“What happened last night in Haske quarters was terrible. It was the sounds of gunshots that woke us up around 2am. But we could not come out when it became clear that Haske quarters was under attack by gunmen.
“So, this morning when everyone came out, we discovered that they had taken Dr. Dan Ella away after breaking into their house. It’s really painful because this thing is happening again in the same place where a professor and her husband were kidnapped in similar circumstances last month and Dr Ella who is their neighbor was the one running around to make sure that the kidnapped husband and wife were rescued. And now, he is the one that has been abducted and no one knows where they have taken him to,” Gyang narrated.
The Chairman of the University of Jos branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lazarus Maigoro, also confirmed the abduction of the lecturer, saying; “It’s true because I just received an official report on the kidnap of one of our members in Lamingo Area last night. I’m preparing a press release on the incident.
“Something has to be done about this kidnapping of innocent people because it’s really sad and should not be allowed to continue.”