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- Police intensify search for fleeing suspects following successful rescue mission.
The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the release of five students of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, who were abducted from the institution’s satellite campus in Emuoha Local Government Area on Tuesday.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the abduction triggered panic and sparked a protest by students at the Emuoha campus, who demanded immediate relocation to the university’s main campus for safety. Addressing the protesters on Tuesday, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Isaac Zeb-Obipi, announced the temporary shutdown of academic activities at the satellite campus and directed students living there to vacate the premises pending further measures.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed that all the abducted students were rescued unhurt during a coordinated operation by police tactical units and other security agencies in the Rumuodogo 2 area.
She said the rescued students, four males and one female, were taken to a hospital for medical evaluation. According to her, security operatives have intensified efforts to apprehend the fleeing kidnappers.
The police 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 and abductors.”
