{"id":87958,"date":"2021-11-02T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=87958"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T12:06:17","slug":"gunmen-invade-uniabuja-kidnap-professor-his-2-children-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/gunmen-invade-uniabuja-kidnap-professor-his-2-children-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen invade UNIABUJA kidnap professor his 2 children and others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1715302140421737078\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Gunmen in the early hours of today invaded the staff quarters of the University of Abuja and abducted five persons including a professor, two of his children and two others.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to eye withesses the gunmen reportedly stormed the staff quarters at about 1:00am and started shooting sporadically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were shooting sporadically for over two hours before they went for their target. We are yet to determine if the kidnapped victims were targetted or if this was a random operation\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A lecturer in the Faculty of Arts who refused to be mentioned but a resident of the staff quarters identified the abducted professor as Professor Obansa Joseph, of the Economics department and two of his children, a male and a female. He was abducted alongside two others.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr Habib Yakoob, the spokesperson of the University has confirmed the development but said a full statement would be issued subsequently after gathering the full facts of what happened. 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