Troops rescue seven Zamfara varsity students

September 25

10:43 2023

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The Joint Task Force (JTF) of Operation Hadarin Daji has rescued another seven female students of the Federal University of Gusau (FUG) in Zamfara.

On Friday, bandits attacked the university and made away with over 20 students from their rented lodge in Sabon Gida, Bungudu LGA of the state.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the seven students were rescued alongside three male workers of Gupran Engineering services LTD.

The troops had earlier rescued six female students on Friday.

This means a total of 13 students have been rescued so far.

The names of the freed students are as follows:

Name	Course	Matric number	Level	State
Rukayya Sani Batola	Educ Chemistry	2110405077	200 Level	Zamfara
Merry Monday	MCB	2010301126	300 Level
Maryam Salawuddeen	Accounting	191020106	300 Level	Osun
Salamatu Jummai Dahiru	MCB	2110301034	200 LEVEL
Fiddausi Abdulazeez	Edu Biology	2110404008	200 Level
Amamatullahi Asabe Dahiru	Education Chemistry	2110405010	200 Level
Ketora Bulus	Education Physics	2210407027	100 Level	Kaduna
Felicia Sunday	Computer Science	2110308127	200 Level	Osun
Jamila Ahmad	BCH	2220304001	200 LEVEL	Kogi
Aisha Aminu Ujong	Edu Physics	1710113023	GRADUATED	Cross River
Mariya Abdulrahman Usman	English	1810103018	400 Level	Katsina
Usaina Abdulrahman	Education English	2210402007	100 Level	Katsina
Saadatu Aminu Abubakar	Education Biology	2010404011

In a statement on Sunday, President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to rescue “the remaining female students abducted by terrorists”.

In June, students of the university protested the rising cases of abduction in the Sabon-Gida and Dama communities.

Five students were abducted from the College of Health Science and Technology in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara state in June.

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