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
According to him, three students’ hostels were attacked, and the bandits took away all the students.
“They entered the town around 3 am and started shooting indiscriminately,” he said.
“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.”
Some university students protested the surge of kidnappings in Sabon-Gida and Damba three months ago
