The four lecturers of University of Abuja and their family members abducted by gunmen on Tuesday morning from their staff quarters residence have been freed.
This was confirmed bye Federal Capital Territory Police Command spokesperson, DSP Josephine Adeh, who added that their suspected abductors were also arrested.
She said: “The FCT Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that all abducted victims of the university of Abuja were rescued and reunited with their families through a joint operation with other security agencies”.
They were rescued about three days after gunmen attacked the staff quarters of the university in Gwagwalada Area Council of the nation’s capital.
In a statement on Friday, Adeh, confirmed that the victims were rescued by a joint team of operatives from various security agencies.
“The FCT Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that all abducted victims of the University of Abuja were rescued and reunited with their families through a joint operation with other security agencies,” she said.
Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNIABUJA Chapter, Dr Kasim Umar, who also confirmed that the victims have been rescued, stated that no ransom was paid.
Channels Television had reported that gunmen attacked the senior staff quarters of the university at about 1am on Tuesday.
The invaders were said to have forced their way into the houses of the victims through the windows, before abducting them.
In one of the houses seen during a visit to the scene, the ceiling and windows were broken while books, clothes, and other wares were littered on the floor.
The operation, according to eyewitnesses, lasted over two hours, with heavy gunshots.
