In less than 48 hours after bandits released eight students of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, upon alleged payment of ransom by their families, gunmen have stormed the university staff quarters, abducting Dr. Bako, a professor at the Department of Physiology.
The university’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Auwalu Umar, while confirming the incident in a statement on Monday, said the armed men invaded the abducted professor’s residence at about 12:50am.
The statement revealed that the kidnappers whisked away the university don alongside his wife and daughter.
The statement read: “The University Division quickly informed the operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team that advanced to the scene, following a distress call.
“There was an exchange of fire between the kidnappers and the mobile police operatives. When it was clear that they would be overpowered, the kidnappers ran into the bush along with the victims.
“As the police went after them up to Sasuwar Da’a village bordering the University, the kidnappers then released the wife and the daughter and went away with the husband. Some empty shells were recovered from the scene.”
