Five students of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, who were abducted on Tuesday from their satellite campus in Emuoha Local Government Area, have regained their freedom.
The incident had triggered panic among students and led to a protest, during which they urged the school management to relocate them to the main campus.
While addressing the protesting students on Tuesday, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Zeb-Obipi, announced the temporary suspension of academic activities at the Emuoha campus and directed all students residing there to vacate the premises.
Confirming the development on Thursday, the spokesperson for the state police command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said all five abducted students were rescued unhurt during an operation carried out at Rumuodogo 2 by police tactical teams and other security agencies.
Iringe-Koko stated that the rescued undergraduates — including one female — have been taken to the hospital for medical evaluation, adding that efforts to apprehend the fleeing abductors have been intensified.
The statement reads, “Rivers State Police Command wishes to inform the public that on 04/12/2025 at about 0100hrs, the five abducted victims — Prince London ‘M’, Azubuike Kelechukwu ‘M’, Elizabeth Aniete ‘F’, Onyebuchi Precious ‘M’, and London Sampson ‘M’ — who were abducted by yet-to-be-identified cultists from their isolated residences, have been successfully rescued unhurt.
“The rescue operation was conducted at Rumuodogo 2 Community in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State by the Command’s Tactical Teams, in collaboration with other sister security agencies and with the support of the community.
“The rescued victims have been taken to the hospital for medical examination.
“Intensive efforts are ongoing to track down and arrest the fleeing cultists/abductors.”