Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a 100-level female student of Plateau State University, Bokkos, and shot another person during an attack on off-campus student residential areas in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The incident reportedly occurred around 8:40 pm on Saturday, November 1, 2026, raising fresh concerns over the safety of students living outside the university campus.
A student of the institution confirmed the abduction, explaining that the victim had gone out with another female student when the attackers struck and took her away. Her whereabouts remain unknown.
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A university staff member also confirmed that the institution was aware of a shooting incident in one of the off-campus residential areas, describing it as the second security-related incident in the area within four weeks.
The staff member expressed concern over the safety of students residing outside the campus, noting that the university currently has accommodation capacity for only about 1,000 students out of its nearly 20,000 student population.
He added that the university management, under Vice-Chancellor Professor Shedrack Best, was making efforts to expand accommodation and improve security in collaboration with relevant authorities.
Meanwhile, efforts to obtain comments from the Plateau State Police Command were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
The latest attack has heightened concerns over insecurity in Bokkos, with calls growing for security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue the abducted student and protect residents of the university community.
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