Nigeria, Oct. 5 -- The Gamji College of Health Technology, Sokoto, has denied a report that about 18 of its students were abducted while travelling to Oyo State.

The college said no such incident involving its students occurred.

The denial followed a SaharaReporters report on Monday alleging that gunmen abducted about 18 students travelling from Sokoto to their communities in Oke-Ogun, Oyo State.

The report also said the driver of the vehicle conveying them was killed.

SaharaReporters cited a youth leader from Oke-Ogun as saying the victims were students of Gamji College of Health Technology and were travelling in a chartered bus to Igboho when they were attacked.

The source also claimed that the abductors and their captives had reac...