A group of gunmen who abducted three students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Thursday, March 28, have demanded N14 million to release two, FIJ has learned.

It was learned that the gunmen contacted the families of the victims and informed them of their demands.

A source privy to the situation told FIJ that the kidnappers demanded N6 million to release Damilola Dickson and N8 million for Ugwu Chukwuemeka, who are genetics and biotechnology department students.

Although FIJ’s source at the school could not confirm the specific amount demanded by the kidnappers for Ojang bo Ebejin, a 200-level student of medicine and surgery, he did reveal that it was also in millions of naira.

“They (the kidnappers) are communicating with the parents of the students. I don’t know for certain the amount they want for the third student, but it’s also millions of naira,” the source told FIJ.

SaharaReporters on April 1 reported how some gunmen had kidnapped three medical students of the University at one of its hostels.

Confirming the abduction, the spokesman for the Cross River State Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo, said the command along with other security agencies had launched a manhunt for criminals and ensure the rescue of the victims.

Ugbo said the students were abducted on the night of Thursday, March 28 at one of the university’s hostels inside the campus but did not provide further information.

According to the police spokesman, “the police are working in collaboration with other agencies to rescue the students.”

COPIED FROM SAHARA