National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has charged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to rescue the abducted female students of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Benue State.

Its National Public Relations Officer, Samson Adeyemi, in a statement, yesterday, recalled that on Tuesday night, four female students of the institution were kidnapped on campus by unknown armed men, who whisked them away to an unknown destination.

The undergraduates were reportedly waylaid at about 8:30 p.m. by their abductors while on their way to a lecture hall. The development sparked angry reactions from fellow students, who demanded an immediate action by the authorities to secure their release. Adeyemi, in the statement, described the kidnapping as barbaric and a dent on the security architecture of the country.

Similarly, the ActionAid Nigeria condemned the abduction, urging action by the government on the worsening insecurity in schools. Its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, in a statement noted that the incident was another harsh reality of the deepening insecurity across the federation, where schools, homes, roads, and communities have become unsafe spaces.

He pointed out that the continued cases of kidnapping in educational institutions were a grim reminder of past incidents, including the abductions of the Chibok and Dapchi girls, and of over 200 students in Kuriga, Kaduna State, in 2024, among several others, who have faced similar attacks in schools.

He stressed that students should not have to choose between getting an education and staying alive, wondering that if schools were not safe, where can young Nigerians feel secure?