The only remaining student of Abia State University, Uturu, who was still in the custody of the armed men that kidnapped some persons, including students, traveling along the Okigwe-Uturu Road, has been released.
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, broke the news via his official Twitter handle, @GovernorIkpeazu on Sunday.
He said, “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 the custody of the hoodlums that abducted some people a few days ago along the Okigwe-Uturu Road has been freed.
“Our administration has since taken measures to strengthen the security around the area where the incident happened, and even beyond it, ensure the 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 students as we will not cohabit this state with criminals.”
Recall that an unspecified number of ABSU students were abducted by unknown gunmen last Wednesday. As of Friday, the Abia State Government had confirmed that after search and rescue efforts, only one student was still in the custody of the gunmen.