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On After the night of July 29‑30 2026, armed men attacked security forces kept searching for the abducted students. In Ogun State, gunmen stormed a private hostel serving on Paraga Road, firing for about 30 minutes before seizing five Gateway ICT Polytechnic in Ipara‑Remo, Ogun State, abducting five students students; no student was killed and prompting an immediate police rescue operation. The same night, three first‑year students from the Federal University of Lafia were seized from an off‑campus lodge in Nasarawa State, leading the state police to launch several escaped through a manhunt. In the days ceiling. The polytechnic cancelled Thursday examinations and later announced that followed, Friday exams would proceed. The Students’ Union Government confirmed the Ogun State Police Command deployed tactical teams, intelligence assets abductions and a toll‑free hotline reported them to locate the missing students. Nigeria Police Force. The polytechnic suspended examinations and the National Association of Nigerian Students condemned the attack, urging authorities federal and state authorities, the police, DSS, NSCDC and the army to strengthen campus security. Both state police forces security and rescue the victims. The Ogun State Police Command launched a manhunt, noting uncertainty about the exact number of abducted persons and warning against false reports that could cause panic. Parallel investigations continued searching in Nasarawa State for the kidnappers, though three Federal University of Lafia students seized the same night, with no arrests had been reported at the time of the latest update. yet.