13 Abducted Students, Three Workers Rescued In Zamfara

Thirteen abducted people, comprising seven female students of Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State and three construction workers have been rescued by troops of Operation Hadarin Daji. They were kidnapped on Friday.

A top military source said 10 others, including three workers/labourers of a construction company, escaped from captivity during military rescue operations.

A total of 13 students and three construction workers who were carrying out projects at the university have regained freedom so far.

They were rescued following a “prompt response” by troops on land and air components of the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji.

According to the source, some were intercepted by the military while others found their way to the school authority.

The identities of the 13 rescued students were revealed to include Rukayya Sani Batola of Education Chemistry (200 Level); Merry Monday of Microbiology (300 Level); Maryam Salawuddeen of Accounting (300 Level); and Salamatu Jummai Dahiru, Microbiology (200 Level).

Some of the students were Fiddausi Abdulazeez of Education Biology (200 Level); Amamatullahi Asabe Dahiru of Education Chemistry (200 Level); Ketora Bulus of Education Physics (100 Level); Felicia Sunday of Computer Science (200 Level); and Jamila Ahmad of Biochemistry (200 Level).

Others were Aisha Aminu Ujong of Education Physics (Graduated); Mariya Abdulrahman Usman of English (400 level); Usaina Abdulrahman of Education English (100 Level); and Sa’adatu Aminu Abubakar of Education Biology.

The identities of the three rescued labourers of GUPRAN Engineering Services Ltd are Mustapha Abdullahi; Kamalu Shuaibu and Ishaq Idris.

Sources had earlier confirmed to Channels Television that the bandits split up into several batches, with the intention to move some of the kidnapped students to a forest in Niger State and others to the Magami axis where they engaged military personnel stationed along the route.

The list of names of the freed students are as follows:

Rukayya Sani Batola: Educ Chemistry -200 Level -Zamfara

Merry Monday: MCB-300 Level

Maryam Salawuddeen: Accounting-300 Level-Osun

Salamatu Jummai Dahiru: MCB-200 LEVEL

Fiddausi Abdulazeez: Edu Biology -200 Level

Amamatullahi Asabe Dahiru: Education Chemistry-200 Level

Ketora Bulus Education:Physics-100 Level-Kaduna

Felicia Sunday: Computer Science- 200 Level-Osun

Jamila Ahmad: BCH-200 LEVEL – Kogi

Aisha Aminu Ujong: Edu Physics- GRADUATED-Cross River

Mariya Abdulrahman Usman: English-400 Level-Katsina

Usaina Abdulrahman Education: English-100 Level-Katsina

Saadatu Aminu Abubakar: Education Biology

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