Gunmen abduct UNICAL staff
The Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar, Patrick Egaga, was on Sunday night abducted by gunmen at the institution’s staff quarters.
Mr Egaga, a professor at the Department of Special Education in the institution, was said to have been abducted at his residence.
The Cross River Police Command, which confirmed the abduction in an interview in Calabar on Monday, said action had been initiated to secure his release.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, who confirmed the incident, said the police were working to secure his freedom even though the family did not report the incident.
The institution’s spokesperson, Effiong Eyo, also said the university learnt of the abduction on Monday morning.
The gunmen were said to have whisked the don away through the river that overlooked the university’s staff quarters.
It was gathered that they also came in through the same river that connects Calabar to Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state.
(NAN)
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