BREAKING: Nigerian Student Who Was Declared Missing on Friday Has Been Found - Official

BREAKING: Nigerian Student Who Was Declared Missing on Friday Has Been Found - Official

  • A 400-level student of Fountain University in Osogbo, Hadiza Salami, who was declared missing on Friday, July 22, has been found
  • Hadiza was found in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, which is 600 kilometres away from Osogbo, where he was reportedly touched down from Abuja
  • The university's public relations officer, Taoheed Alimi, made this known in a press statement on Monday, July 25

A-400 Level mass communication student of the Fountain University, Osogbo, Hadiza Salami, who was declared missing on Friday, July 22, has been found.

The student was reportedly found Uyo, the Akwa Ibom capital, which was a 600 kilometres aware from Osogbo, where she was said to have touched down from Abuja, legit.ng regional reporter, Ridwan Kolawole, reports.

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Missing Fountain University student found after three days Photo Credit: Yusuf Qudus
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In a statement released by the university's public relations officer, Taoheed Alimi disclosed that Hadiza had been found.

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The 400 Level student of Mass Communication, Fountain University, Osogbo, declared missing on Friday, July 22, 2022, has been reportedly found in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Monday, July 25.

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Hadiza travelled from her parents in Abuja back to school in Osogbo on Friday. She was reported to have touched down at the Igbona area of Osogbo, Osun State Capital, before her whereabouts became unknown.

Her family and the Fountain University community were confused during her missing period.

Missing Hadiza found unhurt

But, a release by the Public Relations Officer of the University, Taoheed Alimi, disclosed that the final year student of the University had been found unhurt.

The release reads,

"On behalf of the management of Fountain University, Osogbo, I write to inform the general public that one of our students, Hadiza Salami, who was recently declared missing, has been found.

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"Miss Salami was found unhurt/ Thanks to the effort of the security operatives, and of course, the wide range of support received from the general public."

Alimi added that the student

"is currently receiving all the necessary care and attention at relevant quarters for her to resume her regular activity.
"We want to thank the general public for the solidarity given to us".

Reactions trail as secondary school students who find missing N250k return all to authorities

Legit.ng earlier reported that wo students named Naima Hussaini and Righteousness Samuel, who found N250k and returned the money to school authorities, have been commended.

The girls were applauded by social media users who had suggested that they should be compensated for their good deeds.

Reacting to the story, a Nigerian man suggested that the girls deserve to be given a full scholarship on merit.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng