The Nasarawa State Police Command has officially denied reports circulating on social media and in some news outlets that two pupils of St. Peter’s Academy, Rukubi (Doma LGA), were abducted.
In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel revealed that alarming messages reached the Command that the two students had been kidnapped while playing sports on the school field.
According to SP Nansel,”On 21 November 2025 at about 10:00 a.m., alarming messages reached the Command that the two students had been kidnapped while playing sports on the school field. Commissioner of Police, CP Shetima Jauro Mohammed, immediately ordered a joint deployment of police operatives and military personnel to investigate.
”When our team arrived on the scene, we discovered that the pupils had fled in fear after seeing some hunters carrying Dane guns, and they mistook them for kidnappers.
“We combed the entire area thoroughly, and we found no abduction. The proprietor of the school also confirmed that no kidnapping occurred the alarm was a false one.”
He reassured the public that “normalcy has since been restored” and promised that “the general area will remain under close surveillance to prevent any security breach.”
SP Nansel also strongly urged members of the public to ignore the viral report, saying, “these circulating stories are pure rumour and not worthy of being treated as factual news.” He further admonished media houses: “Journalists must always verify information before publishing, so as not to mislead the public.”
Nasarawa Police Reject Kidnap Report at St. Peter’s Academy
