More than 24 Federal University of Gusau students were kidnapped in the early hours of Friday after bandits invaded the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
One of the students in the school told newsmen that over 24 ladies were abducted during the attack.
A resident of Sabon-Gida, identified as Nazeer Sabon-Gida also confirmed that the gunmen invaded the community around 3 a.m. and started shooting indiscriminately.
“We have yet to confirm the number of students kidnapped because the bandits entered three hostels and kidnapped all the students there. It is difficult to ascertain their numbers now.”
A source said that the bandits were engaged with troops of the Nigerian Army in a fierce gun battle but that did not stop the bandits from escaping with the kidnapped victims.
“They were seriously engaged with the army troops but the way these bandits operate, they will divide themselves into two, one group will move with the kidnapped victims while the other will stay behind to protect the first group,” he said.
The first group had left with the students while the second group engaged the army in a gun duel.”
Some university students protested the surge of kidnappings in Sabon-Gida and Damba three months ago.
