6 female university students abducted by bandits rescued in northern Nigeria

By Ibrahim Garba Shuaibu

KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The Nigerian forces rescued six female university students abducted by bandits in Zamfara state of northern Nigeria on Friday.

In a statement, army spokesman Capt. Ibrahim Yahaya confirmed the rescue of students of Federal University Gusau, saying the troops pursued the abductors who took the students to the forest.

According to him, a rescue operation was launched after the abduction of about 24 female students from their rented hostels at Sabon-Gida which is a few meters away from the university.

Yahaya said the bandits invaded the student hostel of Federal University Gusau at about 3 a.m. on Friday.

Three hostels were attacked and all the students were abducted, according to a report by a local newspaper, Daily Trust.