UNICAL issues alert on impending cult war, kidnapping on campus

The management of the University of Calabar has raised an alarm about a plan to unleash mayhem on campus by rival cult groups.

The warning was contained in a statement signed by the institution’s registrar, Gabriel Egbe who cited an intelligence report as the basis for the alarm.

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Egbe said the classified report indicated an imminent terror attack on staff and students of the institution.

According to the release: “The security report indicates that any moment from now, there will be

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heightened cult activities and kidnappings within and around the University environment.”

The release also disclosed that the abductions are to be carried out by militants and their targets would be resident lecturers and some unidentified students.

The statement warned: “The attackers, according to the report may use the waterways and adjoining creeks to launch their attacks.”

The management of the university, according to the release, is reiterating its earlier position on

closing all entry and exit points into and from the campus, just as it reminded the Acting Chief

Security Officer of the institution to ensure adequate surveillance of all residential areas, especially those leading to the waterways.

The management, further assured staff and students that they would leave no stone unturned in ensuring a robust synergy between the internal security personnel and other security agencies in the task of protecting the lives of all residents and those doing legitimate business on campus.

While urging students to go about their legitimate activities “without fear of intimidation from any quarters,” the authorities of the institution called members of the university community to promptly report any unusual movements within and around the campus to the Acting Security Officer on a designated phone number.