Kogi State government has vowed that the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, CUSTEC, Osara, Okene, would be rescued alive.
It was earlier reported that bandits invaded the institution yesterday night, abducting an unspecified number of students, who were preparing for their upcoming exams.
In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the state government called for calm, noting that security operatives, including local hunters, were on the hunt for the kidnappers.
He also stated that Governor Ododo has directed security agents to be positioned around all tertiary institutions in the State, while promising to secure the lives of residents.
