Unknown gunmen have abducted the Vice Chancellor of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Professor Rosamond Green.
Professor Rosammond was said to have been kidnapped on her way home lastnight in Port Harcourt.
The Registrar of the institution, Ikem Adiele after a managment meeting told newsmen that the staff of the University were worried over the shocking abduction of their VC.
Adiele said the management will do its best to ensure that academic work were not affected by the incident.
“We don’t intend to interrupt the programmes of the students so that we don’t create any unhealthy situation. Management is taking necessary steps to ensure that lectures go on,” Adiele said.
In the meantime, the Police in Rivers State has confirmed the incident.
Meanwhile, the Rivers state Police Command said it has made remarkable achievements in their effort to combat crime in the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Dan Bature his officers have smashed a kidnappers den, armed robbery squads, cult groups and criminal hide outs in different parts of the state.
CP Bature who highlighted some of the dangerous weapons recovered by his men from the raids, said the command is committed to smoke-out miscreants from the state.
According to him, “The Rivers State Police Command in its sustained onslaughts on violent criminals in the State has within the week yielded some remarkable achievements.
“On 13/06/2015 at about 10:35 pm along Igbo-Etche road a team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad engaged a gang of suspected armed robbers who were robbing innocent commuters.
“The operation yield in the recovery of two pump action guns, one single barrel gun, fifteen cartridges and a Toyota Camry being the operational vehicle of the hoodlums while two of the unidentified suspected armed robbers got fatally wounded.
“Similarly, on 14/06/2015 at about 03:45 pm around Okija shanty by mile one, Port Harcourt, another team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad daringly raided enclave of suspected hoodlums.
“The operation also yielded in the recovery of three revolver pistols, one pump action gun, 35 rounds of .9mm ammunition, 22 cartridges, three military camouflage and two face masks while three of the unidentified suspected hoodlums got fatally wounded.
“On 15/06/2015 at about 3:45 pm at Abuloma in Port Harcourt, a team of Anti/Cultism Unit on a tip off raided the hideout of cultists and arrested five suspected cultists. Items recovered from them include one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), one AK 47 rifle, three magazines and 20 round of assorted live ammunition.
“The Command is ever more determined to smoke out miscreants from their enclaves so as to proactively destroy their evil conceived plan to attack innocent citizens. While members of the public are assumed of their safety, the Command will sustain the ongoing robust operations until the criminal elements are flushed out.
“The State will henceforth not be conducive for their activities. The continued support of the patriotic members of the public is solicited in this regard”.
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