The Nigerian military on Thursday, said they have rescued four students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi, who were kidnapped from their hostel earlier this week.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the undergraduates were abducted in the early hours of Tuesday by gunmen, who forcibly entered their residence in Angwan Kaare, Keffi Local Government Area of the state, and took them to an undisclosed location.
But they were rescued on Thursday by men of the Nigerian Army 117 Battalion, Keffi after a sustained pressure on the kidnappers.
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However, the Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Army 117 Battalion, Lt. Col. Auwalu Inuwa, disclosed that the battalion rescued the students, on Thursday.
Lt. Col. Auwalu Inuwa told the Punch that the students were rescued in the surrounding bushes of Angwan Gauta in Keffi LGA after painstaking efforts by the military officers.
He mentioned the names of the rescued students including Rahila Hanya, Josephine Gershon, Rosemary Samuel and Goodness Samuel.
He said the students would be reunited with their families after proper medical examinations.