Bandits have invaded a residential area in Tsafe town, Zamfara State, and abducted four female students of the College of Health Science and Technology, Tsafe.
It was gathered that the students were abducted when heavily armed men invaded their residence outside the school campus in the early hours of Wednesday.
The terrorists were said to have tried gaining access to the school but failed due to the heavy presence of security personnel, before proceeding to the residential area.
Reports say five students were whisked away but one managed to escape from the abductors.
It was learnt that the kidnappers have already made contact with families of the victims, demanding an undisclosed amount of ransom.
An older brother of one of the victims, Usman Abdullahi, confirmed the abduction of his sister on Wednesday morning.
Also, the spokesperson of the police command in Zamfara, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the attack on Wednesday.
Shehu explained that the bandits broke into a rented apartment around 3:00am and abducted four students.
“Yes. But it was not inside the school as I’ve seen some of you saying. The attack was in an off-campus area. Five female students were abducted but one of them escaped while they were being taken into the forest and she has now returned home. The remaining four are with the bandits,” he said.
The police PRO added that special forces and other security personnel have been deployed to rescue the kidnapped victims.