The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan has confirmed a bandit attack on the Greenfield University, saying that one staff was killed and unspecified number of students had been kidnapped by the gunmen.
DAILY NIGERIAN had reported how gunmen attacked the university located on Kaduna-Abuja highway, at about 8:35p.m on Tuesday.
The gunmen stormed the university last night and started shooting sporadically, before taking some of the students away.
Issuing a statement on Wednesday, the commissioner said after receiving distress calls last night, troops of Operation Thunder Strike, OPTS, and other operatives swiftly moved to the location and the armed bandits retreated.
“After search-and-rescue operations, a staff member of the university, Paul Ude Okafor, was confirmed to have been killed by the armed bandits, while a number of students were kidnapped.
“The security operatives took custody of the remaining students who have been handed over to the institution, as at noon today, Wednesday 21st April 2021.
“The actual number of students kidnapped is still being sought from the institution’s records.
“Troops and other security operatives are working in the general area, and the public will be informed of further developments,” the statement noted.
