Abducted University of Abuja Staff, Relatives Regain Freedom

Prime Business Africa can authoritatively report Tuesday evening that the four lecturers of the University of Abuja and their two relatives that were abducted by bandits at 1am Tuesday have been released unscathed.

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The victims were rescued at Abaji and are currently under police custody at the Abaji Police Station.

The identities of the abducted varsity staff who are lecturers are given as Dr Sambo Mohammed and Dr Tobit as well as professors Bassey Ubom and Obanza Malam.

Ubom was said to have been taken away with his son and daughter.

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Izuchukwu Okosi

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Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.

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Abducted University of Abuja Staff, Relatives Regain Freedom

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