Bandits have abducted two female students of the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara State, according to a statement released by the Zamfara State Police Command.
The students were abducted in the early hours
of Sunday from their rented hostel in Sabon Gida village of Bungudu Local
Government Area. The hoodlums, whose identity is unknown, reportedly broke into
the hostel and dispossessed the guards of their mobile phones before abducting
the students.
In a statement released by the Police Public
Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kolo
Yusuf, assured the families of the victims and the university management that
efforts were ongoing to rescue the students. He also stated that police
tactical operatives have intensified search and rescue operations to ensure the
safe return of the abducted students.
According to SP Mohammed Shehu, "On 2nd
April, 2023 at about 0100am, Armed bandits stormed sabon gida village in
Bungudu LGA and broke into a rented female hostel of the university where they
locked up the two (2) civilian guards and dispossessed them of their handsets
and later abducted two (2) female students of Microbiology Department of the
university."
The police tactical team reportedly moved to
the scene after receiving the report, but the abductors had already fled with
the victims to an unknown destination. The Commissioner of Police appealed to
the public for their continuous support to help the police succeed in the rescue
mission in the state.
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