More than 24 students of the Federal University of Gusau were abducted in the early hours of today after bandits invaded the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

A student of the school told newsmen that over 24 schoolmates, mostly ladies, were abducted during the attack.

A resident of Sabon-Gida identified as NAZEER SABON-GIDA confirmed that the gunmen invaded the community around 3 am and started shooting indiscriminately.

According to him, three students’ hostels were attacked and all the students in the hostels were taken away by the bandits.

Another source told newsmen that the bandits were engaged with troops of the Nigerian Army in a fierce gun battle but that did not stop the bandits from escaping with the kidnapped victims.

In June, some students of the university protested the spate of abductions involving their schoolmates in Sabon-Gida and Damba.