The Department of State Services (DSS) has rescued Professor Samuel Okunsebor, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), less than 48 hours after he was abducted by armed men in Nasarawa State.
According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, Prof. Okunsebor was seized at about midnight on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Mile Uku, a boundary community between Lafia and Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Areas, after gunmen invaded the area and took him to an unknown location.
Security sources said that following intelligence-driven operations and sustained surveillance, DSS operatives located and rescued the professor at about 3:00 p.m. on Friday, unharmed.
Following the operation, the DSS formally handed the rescued academic over to his family in the presence of senior university officials, including the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kitso Ngbargu.
A senior university official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the institution was deeply grateful for the agency's efforts.
"The university is greatly indebted to the DSS for working round the clock to ensure the timely rescue of our amiable Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture," the official said.
The official disclosed that two suspects, a man and a woman, have been arrested in connection with the abduction and are currently in DSS custody.
"We understand that the DSS have in their custody two of the persons behind the kidnap(ping) of our dear professor. Given how the DSS has been meticulously prosecuting suspects in courts, we have little doubt that both suspects will soon have their day in court," the official added.
Security sources said investigations are ongoing to unravel the full kidnapping network and determine the roles played by the arrested suspects, while efforts have been intensified to track down other members of the criminal syndicate still at large.
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