Gunmen invaded the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) on Tuesday morning and abducted a professor of economics, Obansa Joseph, two of his children, and other people.
The gunmen invaded the senior staff quarters at Giri in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at about 1 a.m on Tuesday and operated for about an hour.
The names of the professor’s two children abducted during the attack could not be confirmed as of the time of filing this report. But sources identified the other victims as “Barrister John, Fidelis and Mallam Sambo.”
The Spokesperson of the university, Habib Yakoob, confirmed the development, saying the victims are about six in number.
Yakoob said, “Yes, I just confirmed that the information is true. Apart from the professor and his children, a non-academic staffer was also involved. They are about six victims.”
He added that security operatives have been mobilized to secure the release of the abductees.
“They are on their trail,” the spokesman said by telephone.