2 Female Students Abducted as Bandits Lock Up School Guards at Federal University Gusau

• Some bandits have invaded the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara state and kidnapped two female students
• The two students who were abducted are said to be from the institution's department of microbiology
• The police in Zamfara state have also confirmed that the bandits locked up two security guards stationed in the institution

The Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) in Zamfara State has been attacked by some yet-to-identified bandits operating in the state.

Channels Television reports that the two female students of the institution were abducted by the bandits who stormed Sabon-Gida, a community opposite the university's main campus, on Sunday, April 2.

Identified as Maryam and Zainab, sources said the female students lived in the hostel, which is located in a community opposite the university's main campus and succeeded in locking up security guards.

The Punch reports that the bandits also successfully locked up two civilian guards stationed at the institution.

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The mobile telephone sets belonging to the guards were also disposed of as the students were whisked away.

Police confirm the incident

Confirming the activity of the criminals in the school, the spokesperson for the Zamfara state police command, Mohammed Shehu, said:

“On receipt of the report, the Police Tactical team moved to the scene, but the hoodlums had already fled with the victims to yet to be identified 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 also noted that the Zamfara state commissioner of police, Kolo Yusuf, has urged residents of the state to support the police in its efforts to rescue the students unhurt.

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The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights has faulted Governor Bello Matawalle.

Recall that the governor implied that the deployment of troops frustrated his plan to deploy the bandits on his payroll for voter intimidation.

The group consequently accused the governor of displaying undemocratic tendencies following his defeat at the last election.

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Meanwhile, Lawal Dare of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) changed the odds when he emerged as the 2023 gubernatorial election winner in Zamfara state.

His victory was a significant upset for the incumbent, Governor Bello Matawalle of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who managed to poll 311, 976 votes losing to the opposition candidate, who polled 377,726 to emerge the winner.

Lawal bagged his first degree in political science from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University in 1987 and later earned his master's in political science/international relations from the same university in 1992.

Source: Legit.ng