The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has given the Federal Government 48 hours to rescue six persons kidnapped on Tuesday by gunmen at the University of Abuja Staff Quarters.
Chairperson of the University of Abuja ASUU Chapter, Dr Kasim Umar, said lecturers have stopped going to classrooms because of the incident which has traumatised them.
According to him, the kidnappers have been made contact with the family members of the victims.
Dr Umar also said the abductors are demanding N50 million for each of the six persons abducted.
The lecturers lamented that they are unhappy, that the security agencies are not deploying adequate surveillance equipment to track down the criminals.
Umar’s comment is coming a few days after some yet-to-be-identified gunmen attacked the staff quarters of the school.
Six persons were kidnapped, including two professors, one senior lecturer, and three of their family members.
Those abducted were identified as Professor Obansa and his son; Professor Oboscolo, his son and daughters, as well as Dr Tobins.