Five female students of the Federal University, Dutsin-ma (FUDMA) in Katsina State was on Wednesday morning abducted by gunmen suspected to be bandits.
It was gathered that the students were abducted from their residence situated behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial International School, along Tsaskiya road at about 2:30 am.
The police confirmed that a man suspected to be an informant to the terrorists had been arrested
The spokesman for the Katsina Police Command command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, confirmed the incident and the arrest.
He said, “Yes, the incident happened. An arrest has been made. I cannot say anything more than that for now as I am on my way to the institution. Our men are already on the ground there and are on top of the situation.”
Also, multiple sources, including staff and students from the university confirmed their abduction.
According to one of them, the bandits in their numbers, wielding dangerous weapons, targeted the students’ residence along Tsaskiya road and forcefully kidnapped them.
Attempts to get the comments of the management of the institution on the incident were futile.
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The university spokesman, Habib Umar, was said to be at a management meeting while his phone continuously rang out.
Only few students were also seen on the main campus as many of them had just finished writing their first semester examination.
Meanwhile, the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has released names and photos of some recovered bodies of victims of the boat accident that occurred on Monday morning.
Hussain Ibrahim, NSEMA spokesman, on Wednesday, said one of the victims, Murna Ezekiel, was from Kebbi State while Bilyaminu Kontagora, Dauda Alhassan Kasabu and Iliya Kpchra Busuru were from Niger State.
According to Ibrahim, two more bodies were recovered from the river on Wednesday morning. He said their names would be available as soon as they get the details.
The boat was carrying passengers from Kasabu village in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State to Yauri, Kebbi State, before it capsized following heavy rains and wind.
He further explained that since the incident, search and rescue operations by local divers and boat owners under the supervision of the agency’s desk officer in Agwara have been on to recover victims’ bodies.