University of Calabar has announced the release of three of it’s students who were kidnapped about three weeks ago.
According to report, the three Abducted students were released by the State Police at a Creek in Calabar.
In a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer UNICAL, Effiong Eyo, stated that the students were released unharmed and have been reunited with their parents.
Eyo said the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Obi, who received the students in her office, thanked security agencies in the state for their collaboration and sustained efforts that led to the release of the students.
The Vice-Chancellor, also thanked the parents of the students for their efforts and collaboration with the school management during the period of their children’s captivity.
She further advised students on campus to be cautious about their movements and to always report any signs of suspected movements around them to the school security personnel for prompt action.
The police spokesperson in the state, SP Irene Ugbe, who also confirmed the rescue, disclosed that no ransom was paid for their release.
“I’m happy to confirm that the three students of the University of Calabar who were kidnapped over two weeks ago have now been rescued. It took the combined efforts of the DSS and ourselves to achieve the feat,” she stated.
The three students were identified by a source from the school as Ojang Precious Ebejin, a 200-level student of the Department of Medicine and Surgery; Ugwu Chukwuemeka, a 300-level student of the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology; and Damilola Dickson, a final-year student of the same department.