JUST IN: Gunmen Attack UNIABUJA, Abduct Professor And 6 Others

Some heavily armed bandits have attacked the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Kidnapping a professor and his two children.

Sources reveal that the Mr. Joseph Obansa, a professor of economics was abducted alongside his two children on Tuesday morning.

It was gathered that the armed men gained access to a senior staff quarters at Giri in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at 1 a.m on Tuesday, operating undisturbed for over an hour.

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University spokesman, Habib Yakoob has also confirmed the development saying that security agents have since been deployed to track down the criminals.

“I just confirmed that the information is true.

Apart from the professor and his children, a non-academic staffer was also involved. They are about six victims,” Mr Yakoob said.

In another Story, the candidate of the Labour Party in the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election, Obiora Agbasimalo, is still in captivity six weeks after his abduction.

The politician was kidnapped on Saturday, September 18, while leaving a campaign ground at Ezinifitte Nnewi South Local Government Area to Azhia in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state.

The event came a week after the former banker flagged off his governorship campaign in Onitsha with a huge attendance.

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