A professor of economics, Obansa Joseph, two of his children, and others unidentified have been kidnapped by gunmen who stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja.

A resident said the gunmen invaded the senior staff quarters at Giri in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in the early hours of today and operated for about an hour.

The names of the professor’s two children abducted during the attack could not be confirmed as of the time of filing this report.

The identities of the other victims who were kidnapped are also unclear but the university’s spokesman, Habib Yakoob, confirmed the development, saying the victims are six in number.

He, however, added that security operatives have been mobilized to secure their freedom.