Two students abducted from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara in Kogi State on 9 May have been killed.
The State police command confirmed the deaths on Sunday, stating that despite efforts to negotiate the release of the victims, the abductors tragically killed the students.
Kogi State Police Commissioner Bertrand Onuoha who spoke to journalists kept mum on the specifics of the incident.
The identities of the deceased students have been given as James Anajuwe and Musa Hussein by Education For All, a non-governmental organisation, NGO.
The NGO said both late students were fresh undergraduate students of Information Technology and Software Engineering respectively.
“They were allegedly killed at the kidnappers’ hideout in Kwara. We are broken and shattered that despite the efforts of the parents, NGOs and the State Government, we still lost these promising students,” said a statement by the publicity secretary of the NGO, Nasir Ibrahim.
As of the time of this report, the federal and State governments have yet to comment on the issue.
Ezinwanne Onwuka, senior staff reporter and columnist with WAP is a Nigerian-based writer and content developer. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Her interests include reading, writing, researching and graphic designing.
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