Three lecturers of the Shehu Idris College of Health in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been abducted by gunmen.

The Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday.

According to the spokesperson of the command, DSP Yakubu Sabo, the lecturers were abducted on Sunday night when they were travelling to Makarfi from Zaria in the Kaduna north senatorial district. Among them were two women and one man.

Latest reports, however, indicate that the lecturers – Ilesha Damina Akaau, Director, School of Dental Health Sciences, Malama Rabi Malami, the immediate past Director of the Dental School, and Malama Halima Rilwan, a lecturer in the Dental School – were released at 8pm on Tuesday. It was not clear if ransom was paid. The gunmen had initially demanded for N7 million ransom.

•Based on reports by Channels TV and Daily Trust.