***Troop rescues abducted students from Terrorists
The Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, Northwest Nigeria came under terrorists attack on Saturday Night
It was gathered that the Nigerian military had engaged the terrorists in a gun battle at the Federal University.
Students who confirmed the incident on Saturday night indicated that the terrorists had however abducted another batch of students from the school.
It was gathered that the terrorists invaded the students’ hostel area at Damba Area, Gusau, Zamfara State capital where they were said to have abducted the students of the university.
The terrorists had invaded the University and stole all the medications found at the university clinic on Wednesday.
Some students were earlier abducted by gunmen suspected to be terrorists some weeks ago.
The gunmen invaded the students’ hostel at Sabon-Gida identified as Nazeer Sabon-Gida and took away some female students of the school.
The Nigerian Army says troops swiftly mobilised and blocked the route they suspected the terrorists would take after the abduction of the university
Soldiers attached to Operation Hadarin Daji said they have rescued the abducted students of the after a gun duel with terrorists Sunday morning.
The spokesperson for the 1 Brigade Nigerian Army in Gusau, Ibrahim Yahaya, said while two of the students escaped during an exchange of fire between the troops and the terrorists, the two others were rescued by the soldiers during the encounter.
Mr Yahaya said in a statement that the soldiers responded swiftly after receiving reports of the abduction by blocking the route the terrorists were to follow.
He said the terrorists ran into the soldiers while taking the students to their den through the route.
“This was achieved as the troops responded swiftly to distress calls on the kidnapped students by terrorists. Troops immediately mobilised and formed a blocking position at a possible withdrawal route which led to a heavy gun duel with the terrorists.
“Troops’ superiority forced the terrorists to abandon the victims and fled. During the encounter with the terrorists around 12 a.m., two of the students were able to escape while other two students – a male and a female – were safely rescued by the troops,” Mr Ibrahim, a captain, said.
