Police in Imo State begin a search and rescue operation after a 17-year-old student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) is reported kidnapped. Multiple reports identify the student as Mary Uzoma. The abduction occurs along or near the FUTO–Ihiagwa road. Vanguard reports that the suspect group is described as “suspected herdsmen,” while The Punch similarly reports kidnappers abducting the student and notes that police have launched the operation. Authorities are working to locate the abducted student and determine the circumstances of the kidnapping. As of the reports, the student’s whereabouts are not publicly confirmed, and details about any ransom demands or additional suspects are not provided in the available accounts. Both outlets emphasize that police are actively searching following the kidnapping and that the case involves a FUTO student abducted in the area around the university’s road links in Imo State.