Nigeria, July 8 -- The command's spokesperson, SP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lafia.

According to him, the incident was reported to the police by the university's Chief Security Officer at about 9:20 p.m. on Tuesday.

Nansel said the CSO informed the command that the students were abducted by suspected armed men from Living Seed Lodge, a student hostel located in a bushy area on the outskirts of the university's residential community.

Following the report, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Shetima Mohammed, ordered the immediate deployment of tactical teams, patrol operatives and other security personnel to the area.

"The operatives swiftly mobilised and launched a coordinated search-and-...