Two students of Federal University Wukari (FUW) Taraba State, Joshua Sardauna and Obianu Elizabeth, who were abducted outside the school premises on Monday, April 1, 2024 have regained their freedom.
The Head of Information and Protocol of the University, Mrs. Ashu Agbu, confirmed the development on Friday.
According to her, Sardauna, of Economics Department and Obianu of Microbiology Department regained their freedom at about 10pm on Thursday night, April 11.
Agbu admitted that ransom was paid to secure the release of the two students, adding that collaborative efforts of security operatives and the school management also facilitated their release.
Some of the students, who spoke to journalists urged the state and the federal governments to collaborate with the institution’s security team in order to halt future occurrence of the incident.
The kidnappers had initially demanded a N50 million ransom before reducing it to N12 million, eventually settled for N700,000 after a series of negotiations with the parents of the victims
