The Department of State Services (DSS) rescues Professor Samuel Okunsebor, a lecturer and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), after he is abducted by gunmen. Multiple reports say the professor is taken from Mile Uku, a boundary community between Lafia and Nasarawa Eggon local government area. One account states the attack occurs at midnight on Wednesday. DSS operatives later locate and recover him through intelligence-driven operations, with reports placing the rescue at about 3pm on Friday. After the rescue, DSS hands the professor to his family in the presence of senior university officials, including the deputy vice-chancellor. He is then taken to the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital for medical evaluation and routine checks. The reports also say the DSS arrests suspects in connection with the abduction, with at least two individuals named as being in custody. The university and DSS officials are reported to be coordinating following the incident, and the professor’s condition is assessed at the hospital.
DSS rescues abducted Nasarawa State University professor, arrests suspects
The Department of State Services (DSS) rescues Professor Samuel Okunsebor, a lecturer and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), after he is abducted by gunmen....
- DSS operatives rescue Professor Samuel Okunsebor, a lecturer and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at NSUK.
- He is abducted from Mile Uku, described as a boundary community between Lafia and Nasarawa Eggon local government area.
- Reports say he is rescued around 3pm on Friday following intelligence-driven operations.
- DSS hands him to his family in the presence of senior NSUK officials, including the deputy vice-chancellor.
- Suspects are arrested in connection with the abduction, and the professor is taken to the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital for medical checks.
Operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, have rescued a lecturer at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, NSUK, Professor Samuel Okunsebor, who was abducted by gunmen. Okunsebor, the Dean, Faculty of Agriculture at the university, was said to have been abducted on Wednesday at Mile Uku, a boundary community between Lafia and Nasarawa Eggon […] Kidnapped Nasarawa varsity professor rescued, suspects arrested
4 hours agoOperatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rescued Samuel Okunsebor, a professor at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), who was abducted by kidnappers Okunsebor, the dean of the faculty of agriculture at NSUK, was abducted on Wednesday at Mile Uku, a boundary community between Lafia and Nasarawa Eggon LGA. Gunmen were said to have attacked the community at midnight on Wednesday. According to Zagazola Makama, DSS operatives successfully located and rescued the professor at about 3pm on Friday following intelligence-driven operations. The publication said DSS handed over the professor to his family members in the presence of senior officials of the university, including Kitso Ngbargu, the deputy vice-chancellor. Okunsebor was subsequently taken to the Federal University of Lafia Teaching Hospital for medical evaluation and routine medical checks. A senior university official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Zagazola Makama that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the abduction. The arrested suspects The official said the university is grateful to the DSS for the rescue of the professor. “The university is greatly indebted to the DSS for working round the clock to ensure the timely rescue of our amiable Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture,” the official said. “We understand that the DSS have in their custody two of the persons behind the kidnap of our dear professor. “Given how the DSS has been meticulously prosecuting suspects in courts, we have little doubt that both suspects will soon have their day in court.” In June, three students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) were abducted by unidentified gunmen. The students were reportedly taken from their residence near the university’s temporary campus in Akunza, Lafia.
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