Two female students of Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara State, who were kidnapped from their apartment at Sabon Gida community, have regained their freedom after 12 days in captivity.
The Zamfara State Students Association confirmed their release but did not provide details on whether a ransom was paid.
Umar Abubakar, the association’s Public Relations Officer, expressed his delight at the news and praised the school management and parents for their efforts to secure the students’ release.
“We commend loudly the commitment of the school management for and their tireless efforts for the release of the abducted students,” Abubakar said.
“We commend the professionalism, patriotism and untiring efforts of our security agencies for their painstaking efforts which contributed in no small way to the release of the kidnapped students.
“We commend the efforts of our fellow students for their prayers, and other sisters associations for their interest, cooperation and assistance in securing the release of the kidnapped students.
“We call on the security agencies to ensure the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators and sponsors of this inhuman and criminal act, no matter how long it takes, and make sure that this incident never happens to any of our students,” he said.
