EducationNewsNigeriaGunmen Storm Kogi University, Abduct Students 

Unease gripped the campus of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTEC, in Osara, Kogi State, on Thursday night, as gunmen stormed the institution and abducted a yet-to-be-determined number of students.

According to an eyewitness account, the assailants believed to be bandits, arrived around 9:00 p.m. while students were engrossed in late-night studies for their upcoming semester examinations.

The witness reported, “They came through the bush, entered three lecture halls, and started shooting into the air to scare the students.”

Panic erupted as the gunmen reportedly trapped students inside the halls before taking them away. “The school was thrown into total confusion as fear-stricken students in other halls scurried to safety, scampering in various directions,” the witness said.

Security personnel, including local guards and those stationed at the university gate, reportedly engaged the gunmen. However, their intervention came too late to prevent the abductions.

“But their efforts minimised the damage,” explained the source, “as the attackers didn’t go beyond the first three halls.”

Details about the exact number of abducted students remain unclear at this time.

The university administration and law enforcement agencies are currently working to establish the number of missing students and determine the motives behind the attack.