At least three students were reportedly kidnapped recently from the University of Calabar (UNICAL).

The abduction was confirmed by the Police Command in Cross River in a terse statement released on Sunday.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, disclosed that the students were taken from one of the university hostels on campus on Thursday night.

While not providing specific details about the incident, Ugbo mentioned that the police were collaborating with other agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students.

The police quoted an anonymous source to have revealed the names of the abducted students, including Ojang Precious Ebejin, a 200-level student in the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Ugwu Chukwuemeka, a 300-level student in the Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, and Damilola Dickson, a final-year student in the same department.

Kidnappers Storm Church In Ogun, Abduct Members

Meanwhile, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers reportedly invaded a Celestial Church in Ogun State and abducted two members identified as Oladapo Seyifunmi and Oluboboye Abiola.

Naija News reports that the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, made this known in a statement on Friday via X platform.

Odutola said the incident occurred on Thursday at the church located near Oriyarin village, Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

According to the Police boss, the perpetrators fled through a thick forest behind the church.

The statement reads, “Suspected kidnapping: Report at my disposal reveals that on 28/3/2024, unidentified gunmen invaded a Celestial Church around Oriyarin village Mowe and abducted one Oladapo Seyifunmi andu Oluboboye Abiola and escaped through the thick forest behind the church.

“The Commissioner of Police, Alamutu Abiodun, has been briefed, and he has ordered immediate mobilisation of security personnel to go after the hoodlums.”

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Prominent Nigerian economist, Bismark Rewane, has predicted a fall in the price of food items such as rice, bread and others in the coming days.

Rewane said the policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are sure to yield positive results for the economy.

In his view, food and core inflation are beginning to show signs of improvement.

He pointed out that the cost of a bag of rice is on the downward trend at the moment, and he predicted a further reduction after the Ramadan fast.

He added that the cost of a loaf of bread is also on the decrease and further expected to continue the downward trend.

The economist made the prediction as part of his words as a guest on Channels Television’s News during the week where he reviewed the recent hike in interest rates by the CBN.

According to him, “Now, let’s go down. In February, a bag of rice was N80,000. It went up to N95,000 and now it’s down to N88,000 a bag. We expect by June, it will come down to N85,000 because Ramadan and fasting are over. Now, the price of a loaf of bread is 1,300 in February, it is now at 1,600. We expect it to drop to 1400.”

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