SaharaReporters on Friday reported how terrorists kidnapped some students of the school.
About 24 students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State are still being held captive by terrorists, SaharaReporters has gathered.
A source in the university students' union said the union had identified not fewer than 30 students who were abducted by terrorists on Friday.
“We estimated that about 24 are still with the terrorists. Six have come back home but 24 are still with them (terrorists). The total of those kidnapped was 30,” the source told SaharaReporters.
SaharaReporters on Friday reported how terrorists kidnapped some students of the school.
The gunmen invaded the students’ residence at Sabon-Gida identified as Nazeer Sabon-Gida and took away some female students of the school, whose number could not be ascertained at the time.
A few hours later, the Nigerian Army announced that it had rescued six of the students after a gun battle with the terrorists.
Giving an update on the matter on Sunday, the state police command spokesman Yezid Abubakar also confirmed that not all of the kidnapped students were rescued by the Army.
SaharaReporters on Monday observed that trending claim on X, formerly Twitter, that a set of 13 abducted students of the university had also been rescued.
“I’m happy to wake up to the good news of 13 more students and 3 construction workers being rescued from Federal University Gusau. Thanks to our security agencies. May Allah protect them as they continue to do everything to #BringBackFugusGrils,” a user, Mohammed Jammal wrote.
Another user, Comr. Abiyos Roni said, “#BringBackFugusGirls I wake up feeling so happy that 13 other female students and 3 laborers were rescued. So far 20+ female students of Federal University Gusau was rescued by Nigerian troops. A commendable effort, my best prayer is with Nigerian troops may you rescue all the other victims and return them home safely and in good health. Ameen.”
However, when SaharaReporters called the state police spokesman, Abubakar on Monday morning to verify the claim that 13 more kidnapped students had been freed, he said he was not aware of it.
He said, “Although I am on my way to the office now, I am not aware of it,” he told SaharaReporters.
A counter-insurgency expert and security analyst in Lake Chad, Zagazola Makama in a post on Monday morning said seven more students had been rescued, pushing the number of rescued students to 13.
Makama said three workers of GUPRAN Engineering Services Ltd were also rescued by the military.
Listing the names and details of the students, he tweeted, “Updated List of Rescued Abductees:
1. Rukayya Sani Batola
Educ Chemistry
2110405077
200 Level
(Zamfara)
2. Merry Monday
MCB
2010301126
300 Level
3. Maryam Salawuddeen
Accounting
191020106
300 Level
Osun state
4. Salamatu Jummai Dahiru
MCB
2110301034
200 LEVEL
5. Fiddausi Abdulazeez
Edu Biology
2110404008
200 Level
6. Amamatullahi Asabe Dahiru
Education Chemistry
2110405010
200 Level
7. Ketora Bulus
Education Physics
2210407027
100 Level
(Kaduna)
8. Felicia Sunday
Computer Science
2110308127
200 Level
(Osun)
9. Jamila Ahmad
BCH
2220304001
200 LEVEL
(Kogi)
10. Aisha Aminu Ujong
Edu Physics
1710113023
GRADUATED
(Cross River)
11. Mariya Abdulrahman Usman
English
1810103018
400 Level
Katsina
12. Usaina Abdulrahman
Education English
2210402007
100 Level
Katsina
13. Saadatu Aminu Abubakar
Education Biology
2010404011
Workers of GUPRAN Engineering Services Ltd
14. Mustapha Abdullahi.
15. Kamalu Shuaibu.
16. Ishaq Idris