Kogi State Government has suspected sabotage by internal collaborators concerning the abduction of students on the campus of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara on Thursday evening.
The State Governor, Ododo Ahmed Usman mentioned this when he visited the university campus on an assessment of the security situation on Saturday.
“We installed CCTV cameras in all the classrooms and the entire perimeter of the university campus yet on the day of the attack, our investigation so far revealed that all the cameras were switched off and this can only be attributed to sabotage by internal collaborators.
The Governor while assuring the return of all abducted students, he said every necessary steps, including non-kinetic measures have been activated to reunite them with their families and friends unhurt.
He said the government will improve on the existing security architecture of the university community and that of the campus.
“Our security agencies are on their heels and investigation is ongoing. All our students shall return safely and the perpetrators shall be brought to book”, the Governor assured.
Speaking further on the ongoing rescue efforts, Governor Ododo disclosed that there will be regular review of the operation as more facts emerge from the investigation.
According to the Governor:
“I am here to see things myself; to assess the situation and also to review the ongoing operation that will ensure the safe return of the students to the school. What is most important now is how to rescue our students unhurt.
“We have the right information at our disposal but we can’t put all that out in the media. I want the parents and students to be calm as we are making concerted efforts to secure the return of the students.”
He commended the security agencies for their gallantry in minimizing the impact of the attack by preventing the attackers from gaining access to the university hostels, stressing that nothing will be spared to bring back the students and to prevent a repeat of such unfortunate attack on the university campus and elsewhere in the State.