Two female students of the Federal University, Gusau, at Sabon Gida village of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been kidnapped by suspected bandits in the early hours of Sunday.
The incident was confirmed by the Zamfara State Police Command on Sunday.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Mohammed Shehu, the attackers stormed the students’ rented hostel at about 1am on Sunday.
Shehu, in the statement, noted that the Commissioner of Police of the state, CP Kolo Yusuf, assured the general public, especially families of the victims and the management of the university that efforts were ongoing to rescue the students.
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Speaking further, Yusuf said men of the command’s tactical unit have increased their search for the two victims, with a view to rescuing the students within the shortest possible time.
The statement explained, “Information received by the Command indicated that, 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 student of Microbiology Department of the university.”
The PPRO stated that on receipt of the report, the police tactical team moved to the scene, saying that already the hoodlums had fled with the victims to an unknown destination.