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Security forces rescue additional 16 kidnapped Zamfara Varsity Students

Military troops have rescued additional 16 abducted female students of the Federal University Gusua following the pressure mounted on the terrorists by both air and land components.

The operation which consists of Police, Nigerian Army, DSS and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have led to the rescue of 13 female students and 3 male laborers as at the time of filing this report.

The rescued Abductees include: Rukayya Sani Batola of Education Chemistry (200 Level); Merry Monday of MicroBiology (300 Level); Maryam Salawuddeen of Accounting (300 Level); Salamatu Jummai Dahiru, Microbiology (200 Level); Fiddausi Abdulazeez of Education Biology (200 Level); and Amamatullahi Asabe Dahiru of Education Chemistry (200 Level).

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Others are, Ketora Bulus of Education Physics (100 Level); Felicia Sunday of Computer Science (200 Level); Jamila Ahmad of Biochemistry (200 Level) and Aisha Aminu Ujong of Education Physics (Graduated); Mariya Abdulrahman Usman of English department (400 level); Usaina Abdulrahman of Education English (100 Level) and Sa’adatu Aminu Abubakar of Education Biology.

The rescued laborers of GUPRAN Engineering Services Ltd carrying out project in the university are Mustapha Abdullahi; Kamalu Shuaibu and Ishaq Idris.

This brings to 22 the number of rescued victims of the kidnapped incident. The military had earlier rescued six when they engaged the terrorists in gun duel.

The victims were kidnapped in the early hours of Friday in their hostels in the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area of the state.

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