BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Students of Federal University Dutsinma
- Five students of the Federal University in Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State have been abducted by some suspected bandits
- The students were abducted at the off-campus residence at the students' dormitories behind the Mariamoh Ajiri school
- ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the police spokesperson in Katsina State, confirmed the abduction of the students
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Katsina, Katsina - Some suspected bandits have reportedly invaded the students' dormitories of the Federal University in Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State and abducted five female students.
According to Daily Trust, the incident happened on Wednesday morning, October 4, off-campus in the students' dormitories, behind the Mariamoh Ajiri school, close to Wednesday Market in Dutsinma.
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5 Female students abducted in Federal University in Katsina
One of the students of the university told journalists that:
“Five of them (the students) were kidnapped. They are from Kano and Nasarawa states, and two of them are final-year students.”
As of the time of writing about the incident, information on the situation of the victims was yet to be known as the kidnappers were yet to reach out to their families.
Police confirm adoption of Katsina Students
However, the police in Katsina State have confirmed the abduction of the students, adding that the incident happened around 2 a.m. on Wednesday.
ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the spokesperson of the police in Katsina state, said one person suspected of supplying information to the bandits who kidnapped the students has been arrested.
Aliyu added that efforts were ongoing to rescue the abducted students without being hurt.
It was learnt that both male and female students of the Federal University in Dutsinma (FUDMA) are staying off campus.
The incident happened a few weeks after some bandits abducted an unknown number of students at the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State.
“They took two cartons of Maltina drinks": UDUS denies bandits' attack
Legit.ng earlier reported that Professor Lawal Bilbis, the vice-chancellor of the Usmanu Dan Fodio University (UDUS), has clarified on the report that bandits attacked the institution on Sunday.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Professor Bilbis disclosed that what happened was a robbery attack as against what was being speculated on social media.
Bilbis then called on parents and the university community to remain calm, adding that there is no cause for alarm over the security of students at the institution.
Source: Legit.ng
