Gunmen kidnap UNICAL director

Suspected gunmen on Sunday night, reportedly abducted Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar, Prof. Patrick Egaga, at the university staff quarters.

Egaga, a professor at the Department of Special Education in the institution, was said to have been abducted at his residence.

The Police Command in Cross River, while confirming the abduction in an interview with newsmen in Calabar on Monday, said that action has been initiated to secure his release.

The command’s spokesperson, SP Irene Ugbo, who confirmed the incident, said that though the family didn’t report the incident, “we are working to secure his release.”

The institution’s spokesperson, Mr Effiong Eyo also said the university learnt of the abduction on Monday morning.

The gunmen were said to have whisked the don away through the river that overlooked the university’s staff quarters.

NAN