Two kidnapped Kogi university students killed — Police

The police command in Kogi on Sunday confirmed the killing of two of the abducted students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara.

The State Police Commissioner, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this when he spoke with newsmen in Lokoja.

Onuoha described the killing by their abductors as very unfortunate.

The CP did not however, gave the details of the killing, said that the security operatives were on the trail of the abductors to bring them to book.

The abductors invaded the school around 9.00 p m., on May 9 while the students were studying in their classes ahead of their examinations slated for May 13 and abducted some students, after shooting sporadically into the air.

Although security agencies had rescued 21 of the abducted students with the help of local hunters, a few were still in the hands of the abductors.