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UNIAbuja Abduction: ASUU gives 48hrs ultimatum to rescue victims
Modupe Shodeinde
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has given the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to rescue victims kidnapped from the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, on Monday morning.
The institution’s chapter of ASUU had called for prayers from Nigerians after gunmen attacked the university’s staff quarters, and abducted a total of six persons in the attack
Those abducted were identified as Professor Obansa and his son; Professor Oboscolo, his son and daughters, as well as Dr Tobins.
ASUU chairman in the institution, Dr Kasim Umar, who announced the ultimatum at a briefing in Abuja yesterday, told journalists that the union was dissatisfied with the inability of security agencies to rescue their colleagues since the abduction.
He said that the kidnappers have made contact with the family members of the victims to demand for ransom.
According to him, the kidnappers were demanding N50 million to release the six persons abducted during the attack.
He said lecturers of the university were unhappy that security agencies were not deploying adequate surveillance equipment to track down the criminals.
Aside from Monday’s attack, gunmen again attacked the university on Wednesday and attacked another lecturer identified as Dr. David Okoroafor in his office at about 11am.
He was said to have, however, escaped when he raised alarm and his attackers fled from his office.
