Nigeria, May 7 -- Sources say the attack reportedly occurred around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday when armed assailants stormed off-campus hostels situated near the university environment.

Eyewitnesses said the gunmen forcefully invaded multiple student residences, whisking away the victims to an unknown destination in a coordinated operation that lasted several minutes.

A witness, who requested anonymity, said students spent the night in fear, lamenting the absence of immediate security response during the attack.

"As the shooting and shouting were going on, students were crying and hiding in fear. There was no visible security response while the operation lasted," the source said.

Meanwhile as of press time, security presence around the ca...