WATCH THE VIDEO HERE THE Benue State Police Command has confirmed the release of three female students abducted from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi. The students were kidnapped on February 25, 2025, while returning from a night study session on campus. Their release was announced today in a news flash shared by the Nigerian Television Authority on X. Following the abduction, the university management ordered a one-week mid-semester break to address security concerns. This was outlined in an internal memo titled “Security Situation on Campus”, issued a day after the incident and signed by the Registrar, John David. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, had earlier called for intensified efforts to secure the students’ release. While the police have confirmed their freedom, details of their release have yet to be disclosed.
BENUE: Police confirm release of abducted university students
