A 200-level student of the Federal University, Lokoja, Janet Kyeme has been declared missing on her way to receive lectures at the university.
It remains unclear whether her disappearance on her way to the main campus of the institution at Felele in Lokoja was related to kidnapping.
According to City & Crime report, Kyeme, a student of the Department of Library and Information Science (LIS) was last seen that Friday morning when she took a motorcycle from her family house at Zango – Army Barracks area of Lokoja to the school.
Her foster father, a pastor of a Pentecostal church in Lokoja, Mr Joseph, raised the alarm when she did not return from school that fateful day.
He said, “She left for school on Friday early morning as usual. When she did not come back from school that day, her foster father, a pastor and others called, but could not reach her as her cell phone was switched off.
“A sister was sent to the school to confirm her whereabouts without success. Apprehension has gripped the family over her fate, as no contact has been made to the family from any quarters since her sudden disappearance,” he added.
Following this the Director of the University who pleaded anonymity noted that the institution had left no stone unturned to ensure that the whereabouts of the student were established.
“The school authorities have taken appropriate action in conjunction with security agents and other relevant bodies. We hope our efforts will yield a desirable result. Since it’s already a security matter, we cannot say much about the situation now.”
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), William Aya, when contacted confirmed the incident revealing that the scenario appears to be a case of a missing person for now, and that her supposed abductors have not contacted her family.
