By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
Gunmen have kidnapped four female students of the former Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, now Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi.
According to reports, the abducted students were kidnapped between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25.
A senior staff member of the university who did not want to be named confirmed the abduction of the female students.
He said, “The students were going to read that night when they were kidnapped between their hostels and the reading point at North Core.”
A student identified the kidnapped students as Emmanuella, Fola, Susan, and Ella, adding that they had left their hostel to read when they were kidnapped on the way between the hostel and the classroom.
The abduction of the students in the early hours of Wednesday triggered a protest from the students, who marched around the campus demanding the rescue of their colleagues by the school authority.
Spokesperson for the Benue State Command, CSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident.
“We received information that two students were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. An investigation is ongoing,” Anene said.
Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mrs. Roseline Waku, promised to get back with details.