Abducted CUSTECH students
16 May
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the rescue of seven additional students abducted from the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi State. The Commissioner of Police for the state, SP William Aya, disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday. This latest development brings the total number of…
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