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Gunmen have abducted two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, Ayetoro campus in Ogun state.

According to NAN, the incident occurred at about 9 pm on Sunday when the gunmen stormed the Igbole Aibo quarter in Ayetoro, shooting sporadically.

It was gathered that they had targeted a female call card dealer living in the area.

However, due to their failure to break through the gate to her house, they resorted to abducting the two female students who were returning home from an outing.

Niyi Oduwole, deputy registrar, of OOU’s corporate affairs unit, while confirming the incident, described it as unfortunate.

He said that the varsity management is on top of the situation while assuring the public of safe return of the two students.

“The incident is most unfortunate. The university is beefing up security around all our campuses and hostels,” the registrar said.

“We sympathise with the parents of the victims and we want to assure them that their wards will be rescued unhurt. We are on top of the situation.”

On his part, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the police public relations officer (PPRO) of the state, said the command’s anti-kidnapping team is now on the rescue mission to bring back the victims.

“It is true that two students of Olabisi Onabanjo University were kidnapped on Sunday night at Ayetoro at about 9.30 pm,” he stated.

“The Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, has directed the Area Commander, Ayetoro and the anti-kidnapping team of the command to ensure that the students are rescued unhurt from their abductors.

“We are on top of the situation and we will ensure their safety, while security in the locality is being beefed up.”