In a brazen attack on Wednesday night, armed individuals seized eight students from the Faculty of Engineering at Nasarawa State University. The incident occurred at a private residence located off campus in Gudi, a community within Akwanga Local Government Area.
According to an anonymous source, the victims were taken from their lodging in Anguwar Ninzo, Gudi, on the outskirts of the town. The police spokesman, SP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed that six of the abducted students and a friend who was visiting at the time were among those taken. He noted that the identity of the eighth victim remains unverified.
The police received a distress call at around 9 p.m. on May 6, 2026, reporting that a gang of armed hoodlums had stormed the student lodge and kidnapped several individuals. The captors fled to an undisclosed location.
In response, the Commissioner of Police for Nasarawa State, CP Shetina Jauro Mohammed, immediately visited the scene to assess the situation. He assured the university community and local residents that the command is fully committed to rescuing the victims unharmed.
To bolster the search efforts, the commissioner has redeployed the area commander of Akwanga to coordinate field operations. A joint security task force—comprising personnel from the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), military, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), vigilante groups, and other tactical units—has been mobilized to track down the perpetrators and secure the safe release of all victims.