By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Four female students of the Joseph Saawuaan Tarka Federal University, Makurdi, formally known as Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, have been kidnapped by gunmen.
Confirming the incident, the State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Sewuese Anene, said that investigation and rescue efforts had begun. 
Also speaking on the situation, a senior staff member in the school said the students were going for night study when they were kidnapped between their hostels and the reading point at the North Core area of the school campus.
Meanwhile, the news of the kidnap of the female students sparked wild protests from students.
The students in their numbers marched around the school with tree branches in their hands, demanding immediate action from the school authorities.
The institution’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Isaac Itodo, had yet to respond to any inquiry as of press time.
