Armed bandits on Wednesday abducted seven students on the outskirts of the Low-Cost Area in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
The attack occurred at about 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday when the assailants stormed the students’ residences and whisked away the victims to an unknown destination.
According to the Zamfara State Police Command, one of the abducted students managed to escape from captivity and has since been reunited with the authorities.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Yazid Abubakar, said joint police tactical teams and military personnel attached to Operation Fansar Yamma were immediately deployed to the area following reports of the attack.
However, the bandits had fled before the arrival of security operatives.
