Gunmen have invaded the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State and kidnapped a lecturer and two students.
The invasion took place on Wednesday night as the kidnappers shot sporadically.
The development, it was gathered heightened tension in the area, with parents and guardians storming the institute to ascertain the whereabouts of their children and wards.
Edo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Bello Kontongs, a Superintendent of Police (SP), has confirmed the incident.
Kontongs said the command was awaiting the details from the commander of the anti-kidnapping unit of the state’s police command.
Reports of the kidnapping are coming after the Nigerian government declared on Thursday that it will not negotiate with bandits who are currently terrorizing the country from various locations.
the government’s stance was disclosed by Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), the National Security Adviser (NSA), who spoke with State House Correspondents at end of the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja.
The government would rather deploy all necessary forces to eliminate criminals, rather than negotiate with them, Monguno said.
This declaration comes a day after it was revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari had authorized the deployment of 6,000 troops to Zamfara State, which has become the hotbed of banditry in the northeast region of the country.
“The government is tackling the problem of insecurity. We have said many times that there are two phases in solving this problem –the soft approach: talking, negotiating, and so on and so forth.
Nigeria is experiencing its worst peace-time insecurity, with bands of criminals roaming the forests from where they kidnap farmers and travelers on the highways. They attack communities and cart away residents and abduct students from schools.
