Nine students have been reported missing so far after the invasion of the university in Kogi State by the abductors.
Government on Friday deployed security operatives and hundreds of local hunters into the bush on the trail of bandits that invaded and abducted university students Thursday night.
"Governor Usman Ododo has also directed that security agents be positioned around all tertiary institutions in the State," he said. Mr Fanwo said that the state government would spare nothing toward ensuring that all the students abducted were safely rescued and reunited with their families.NAN reports that the bandits on Thursday night invaded CUSTEC and abducted the students.
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