Prof. Patrick Egaga, the Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar, was kidnapped last night by gunmen at the university staff quarters.
The professor in the Department of Special Education in the institution, was said to have been abducted at his residence.
The Police Command in Cross River, which announced the abduction in an interview with newsmen in Calabar on Monday, said that action has commenced to secure his release.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, who confirmed the incident, announced 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.
It was also reported that they also came in through the same river that connects Calabar to Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state.
