After being held captive for 12 days, the two female students from Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara State who were kidnapped by bandits have been released.
Armed guys broke into the students’ Sabon Gida communal apartment and took them hostage. The university is housed in the neighborhood.
The university’s Zamfara State Students Association acknowledged the students’ release. Whether the ransom was paid was unclear.
Umar Abubakar, the association’s public relations officer, said they rejoiced with the school administration and the parents of the kids who had to endure the horror of the kidnapping at an unbearable pain and anguish.
He said, “We commend loudly the commitment of the school management for and their tireless efforts for the release of the abducted students.
“We commend the professionalism, patriotism and untiring efforts of our security agencies for their painstaking efforts which contributed in no small way to the release of the kidnapped students.
“We call on the security agencies to ensure the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators and sponsors of this inhuman and criminal act no matter how long it takes, and make sure that this incident never happens to any of our students.”
