The Police in Enugu State on Saturday confirmed the kidnap of three college students of the State Faculty of Well being Know-how, Oji-River, within the Oji-River Native Authorities Space of the state.
In a viral video, some individuals who claimed to be residents of the world raised the alarm that some college students of the faculty had been kidnapped since Wednesday night.
They accused the authorities of protecting silent over the incident.
It was gathered that some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen invaded the college advanced and kidnapped college students, round 7:30 pm.
Nonetheless, in an announcement on Saturday night time, the Command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed the kidnapped incident.
He disclosed that two college students had been rescued whereas three others had been nonetheless lacking.
Ndukwe, nonetheless, dismissed the viral video, claiming that numerous college students had been kidnapped on the Faculty, describing it as false and an act of “mischief and misinformation geared toward deceptive and creating panic amongst unsuspecting residents.”
The assertion partly learn, “Opposite to the spurious narrative within the viral video, within the night hours of August 15, 2024, Police Operatives on the Oji-River Division of the Command acquired info alleging an act of abduction across the mentioned school.
“They instantly hastened to the scene, rescuing two of the victims allegedly kidnapped, whereas three others are but to be discovered. Nonetheless, vigorous operations are ongoing to find and rescue them, in addition to apprehend the abductors.
“A preliminary investigation proves that the victims had been driving out of the faculty when the seemingly focused incident occurred.”
The Command’s spokesperson famous that the Commissioner, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the operatives to make sure that the lacking victims are discovered and rescued, whereas additionally arresting the perpetrators.
He, nonetheless, quoted the commissioner to have cautioned towards such mischievous and malicious social media narratives, geared toward creating unwarranted panic and jeopardising police operational and investigative actions over such incidents.
