Bandits in Nigeria
Terrorists suspected to be bandits have kidnapped an unspecified number of students from the Federal University of Gusau, Zamfara state, Northwest, Nigeria.
The incident occurred early hours of today, Friday, September 22, 2023.
An indigene of Sabon Gida village, Abubakar Sani stated that the bandits, who were in large numbers, stormed the students’ off-campus residences in the village. He said the students abducted were mostly females.
Sani said the bandits invaded the area around 4:00am on Friday, where they attacked three students’ hostels.
He said, “Many of the kidnapped students were females, while other students were able to escape to the bush”.
According to Sani, the bandits only abducted the university students but did not abduct any residents of the village.
He said, “When they arrived the village, they went straight to the students [off campuses] and started shooting sporadically”.
“They later broke into the campuses and brought a number of students who are mostly females”.
The university authority and the state police command both declined to comment.
In April of this year, it was also reported that at least two female students of the university were kidnapped by gunmen believed to be bandits.
Zamfara has historically been a hotspot for bandits who engage in kidnap-for-ransom schemes. Many people have blamed the problem on the existence of illicit miners in the country.
To address this issue, former President Muhammadu Buhari imposed a no-fly zone over particular volatile areas in the state.
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