The Cross River State Police Command has disclosed that the three students who were kidnapped about three weeks ago, have been rescued.
Spokesperson for the State Police Command, Irene Ugbo, made this disclosure, adding that the students were rescued at a creek in Calabar, the state capital
The kidnapped students, who were identified as Damilola Dickson, Ugwu Chukwuemeka and Ojang Precious Ebejin, regained freedom on Friday morning, two weeks after they were abducted.
She noted that no ransom was paid but, said that police and the Department of State Security, in a collaborative efforts rescued the victims.
“I’m happy to confirm that the three students of the University of Calabar who were kidnapped over two weeks ago have now been rescued. It took the combined efforts of the DSS and ourselves to achieve the feat.
“With the help of the police tracking system and the Department of State Security (DSS), they were released this morning. I think that operation was done last night and they were released this morning.
“You know, because of the operational strategy surrounding the whole operation, there are certain pieces of information we cannot give out, but the main thing is that they are alive and have been released. They are currently receiving treatment,” the police spokespsrson said.
The gun-wielding kidnappers stormed the students’ hostel and whisked them away through a river close to the school to unknown destination in late March.
The hoodlums had demanded N14 million to release two of the students, N6 million to release Damilola and N8 million for Ugwu.
