Nigeria: How Zamfara University Students, Staff Were Rescued After 207 Days

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Mr Laka, said the 22 people, comprising 15 students and seven workers of the university, were abducted from the university in September 2023.

Mr Laka, a major general, said the terrorists abducted 15 students and seven workers of the university in September from three off-campus hostels at Sabon Gida, one of the university's hosting communities on the outskirts of Gusau, the state capital.

The terrorists subsequently took the captives to an unknown location on motorbikes and on foot through a town in Tsafe LGA in Zamfara State.Mr Laka said a search and rescue operation was conducted by a combined team of law enforcement agencies and the abductees were subsequently released in three batches.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.

"Four of them were diagnosed with malaria and are being treated. None of the females was molested and all the females tested negative for pregnancy test. Given the foregoing, the NCTC is hereby handing over the 22 abductees to ONSA for further necessary action", Mr Laka said.

 

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