The Zamfara State Police Command confirmed that the students were abducted in the early hours of Sunday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, in a statement, explained that the bandits stormed the students’ rented hostel around 1am on Sunday.
The Commissioner of Police of the state, CP Kolo Yusuf, according to the statement, assured the general public, especially families of the victims and the management of the university that efforts were ongoing to rescue the students.
The CP also reassured that the police tactical operatives had intensified search and rescue operations with a view to rescuing the students within the shortest possible time.
The statement explained, “Information received by the Command indicated that, On April 2, 2023 around 1am, bandits stormed Sabon Gida village in Bungudu Local Government Area and broke into a rented female hostel of the university where they locked up the two civilian guards and dispossessed them of their handsets and later abducted two female students of Microbiology Department of the university.”
The PPRO stated that on receipt of the report, the police tactical team moved to the scene, adding that already the bandits had fled with the victims to an unknown destination.
The Commissioner of Police appealed for continuous support from members of the public to enable the police to succeed in the rescue mission in the state.
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