Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have abducted two lecturers at Abia State University, Uturu, on Thursday evening along ABSU-Isuikwuato road in Umuahia, the state capital.

All Facts News reports that the two lecturers who were robbed and kidnapped are Rev. Prof. S.O Eze of the Department of Industrial Chemistry and Don Chris Afulike of the Department of Mass Communication.

Confirming the incident, Chairperson of ABSU’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, V U. Nkemdirim, said the lecturers were travelling in their different cars when they were attacked by Fulani herdsmen.

He said: “After the robbery, the herdsmen took the two lecturers and some others away.

“As of now, they’ve yet to be seen. However, the Camry belonging to Dr. Chris Afulike has been seen with his phone inside the vehicle.”