At least four students were abducted by armed bandits in the early hours of Sunday at Paris Quarters, behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State.
Counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama disclosed the incident on his X handle, stating that the attack occurred around 2:20 a.m. when a large group of armed men stormed the area.
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The victims have been identified as Wali Kayode, Fahad Muhammad, Emmanuel (surname unknown), and another yet-to-be-confirmed individual.
Following a distress call, security operatives were deployed to the scene, but the attackers had already escaped with the students. Efforts are ongoing to locate and rescue them.
In a related development, Makama also reported the tragic death of Zarah Abubakar Shehu, a 21-year-old 300-level student of the Federal University Gusau, who died in captivity four months after being abducted alongside her two siblings.
Zarah was kidnapped from her home in the Damba area of Gusau, Zamfara State, in the early hours of November 3, 2024. Her abductors initially demanded N35 million but later reduced their ransom request to N10 million. Despite receiving payment, the kidnappers refused to release her, insisting on additional demands, including four motorcycles and four cartons of engine oil.
After months of negotiations, the family managed to secure the items, only to be informed that Zarah had died and was buried two days before the final ransom was fulfilled.
