Gunmen abduct Plateau varsity student

Gunmen have abducted a female student of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, and shot another person during an attack on an off-campus residential community. 

The attack happened at about 8:40pm on Saturday, October 31, 2026 in Bokkos Local Government Area, where several students live outside the university’s premises.

Miss Favour Ayuba, a 100-level student of the Department of Mass Communication, was abducted while the President of the NARS PLASU Chapter, who also serves as the National Welfare Minister of NARS, was brutally attacked and stabbed multiple times.

A student, who requested anonymity, told journalists in Jos on Sunday that the abducted undergraduate was in the company of another female student when the attackers seized.

The victim is a 100-level student, but the source said he did not know her personally.

“Yes, the student was taken away by the attackers last night, and we have not seen her since then. She lives off-campus, but I don’t know her personally,” he said.

The student called on security agencies to intervene and ensure the victim’s safe return, expressing concern about the growing security threats around the university community.

A staff member of the institution also confirmed that the management had received reports of a shooting in an off-campus student residential area.

He disclosed that the latest incident was the second reported shooting involving the area within four weeks.

"The university is aware of a reported shooting incident in one of the off-campus student residential areas. This would be the second such incident in four weeks,” the staff member said.

He explained that although the attack took place outside the university’s premises, the management was concerned about the exposure of students living in nearby communities to security threats.

The staff member said the university had been working to provide more students with accommodation within the campus, but limited funds had affected its capacity.

According to him, the institution’s hostels currently have space for only about 1,000 students, despite its student population being close to 20,000.