- Zamfara CP vows safe rescue of victims
Two female students of Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS) have been kidnapped by gunmen believed to be bandits.
The victims, simply dentified as Balkisu from Bauchi and Zainab from Kaduna were abducted in Sabon Gida area of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police Zamfara State CP Kolo Yusuf has reassured the general public especially families and the management of Federal University Gusau that efforts are ongoing to rescue the two students.
The students were abducted in the early hours of Sunday, and Police Tactical Operatives have intensified search and rescue operation, according to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Zamfara State Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu
“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.
“The Commissioner of Police therefore appeals for continuous support from members of the public to enable the Police to succeed in the rescue mission,” the statement said.
