The Vice Chancellor of Enugu State University of Technology ( ESUT ), Prof. Cyprian Onyeji has been kidnapped.

Prof. Cyprian Onyeji was said to have been kidnapped this morning on his way to the University by a gang of 10 fully armed kidnappers who attacked his convoy, as disclosed by eye witness.

His police escort was shot and was driven away with the VC in his official vehicle to undisclosed location.

Academic Activities in the School has been suspended, pending the release of the Vice Chancellor, the Academic Unions Say.