A lecturer at the University of Jos [UNIJOS], Dr Nendi Drengkat, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen, WuzupNigeria reports.

The attackers also kidnapped the lecturer’s six years old daughter.

The incident happened on Friday night when the gunmen stormed the university’s staff quarters

Chairman of the institution’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr Lazarus Maigoro, confirmed the incident to our Correspondent in Jos on Saturday

The ASUU chairman said

“Yes, the information is true. I have just returned from the University of Jos Staff Quarters where the attack took place.

“Some gunmen went there last night and shot dead one of our colleagues from the Faculty of Education,Dr Nendi Drengkat.

“The gunmen also went away with his little daughter of about six years and are now asking for N10 million ransom.

“We don’t know whether it is a case of assassination or kidnap but the police and other security men including the state Commissioner of Police have visited the staff quarters and they said they would investigate the matter. So, we are waiting to see the outcome of their investigation. The incident is really very unfortunate”

A spokesman for the Plateau State Police Command, ASP Ubah Ogaba, also confirmed the incident.

He said the Commissioner of Police had visited the scene of the attack adding that a team of detectives detailed to investigate incident had made a “huge” success

Ogaba said,

“When the State Commissioner visited the staff quarters this morning, he instructed the DPO in charge of the area to carry out a discreet investigation over the killing of the lecturer and the abduction his daughter.

” The detectives assigned for the task immediately swung into action and combed the entire area. From what I have been told, they have made some arrests and the details of their investigation will be made known to the public soon”