Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in the North-West have rescued four students of Federal University Gusau (FUGUS), Zamfara State, who were kidnapped by armed bandits on Saturday.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the students were abducted in their off campus hostel around 9pm on Saturday in the Sabon Garin Damba area of Gusau, the state capital.
According to a defense intelligence source reported by news platform PRNigeria, a fierce gunfight with the bandits, leading to the safe rescue of two students – one male and one female – while two others had managed to escape during the operation.
“The troops immediately mobilized and formed blocking position at a possible withdrawal routes which led to heavy gun duel with the terrorists.
“Troops’ superiority forced the terrorists to abandon the victims and fled. During the encounter with the terrorists, two of the students escaped while the two others, a male and female, were safely rescued by the gallant soldiers,” the source told PRNigeria.
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Also, spokesperson for Operation Hadarin Daji, Captain Yahaya Ibrahim, when contacted, confirmed the success of the rescue operation.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA reports that the four students of FUGUS were different from the group of all-female students kidnapped from their off-campus residence by the same bandits the previous month.
