Nigeria, June 7 -- The management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has dismissed reports of an imminent terrorist attack and mass abduction of students in the institution.

The UNN spokesperson, Agha Inya, disclosed this in a statement forwarded to PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday.

A report which surfaced online last week claimed that some terrorists were planning to launch a deadly attack on the Nsukka campus of the UNN and also abduct several university students.

Mr Inya said in the statement that there is "no credible security intelligence or verified threat" to the university that supports the claims contained in the post.

"The information being circulated is therefore unsubstantiated and should not be regarded as f...