Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two female students of the Federal University Gusau, adding that search and rescue operations are ongoing.
The two students, it was gathered, were abducted by armed bandits who stormed Sabon Gida village in Bungudu Local Government Area and broke into a rented female hostel of the university.
The bandits locked up the two civilian guards and dispossessed them of their handsets and later abducted the two female students of the Microbiology Department of the university.
The Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Police Command, Kolo Yusuf reassured the general public, especially families and the management of Federal University Gusau that efforts are ongoing to rescue the two students of the institution abducted by identified hoodlums in the early hours of Sunday.
In a statement issued on Sunday evening, signed by the Zamfara state command Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu said Police Tactical Operatives have intensified search and rescue oprerations.
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”.
“On receipt of the report, the Police Tactical team moved to the scene, but the hoodlums had already fled with the victims to an unknown destination”.
The Commissioner of Police has further deployed reinforcement to complement the ongoing rescue operation to rescue the hostages hale and hearty, arrest the perpetrators and charge them to court for prosecution.
He disclosed that the Commissioner of Police has appealed for continuous support from members of the public to enable the Police to succeed in the rescue mission.
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