Gunmen kidnap 4 students in Katsina

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Gunmen kidnap 4 students in Katsina

Suspected armed bandits have abducted at least four students from Paris Quarters, behind the Federal University, Dutsinma, in Katsina State.

Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert focused on the Lake Chad region, disclosed this on Sunday in a post on his X handle.

Makama wrote that the attack occurred at about 2:20 a.m. on Sunday, when the assailants, reportedly in large numbers, quietly invaded the area and whisked away four individuals.

According to the report, the victims have been identified as Wali Kayode, Fahad Muhammad, Emmanuel (surname unknown), and another yet-to-be-identified person.

“Security operatives were mobilized to the scene immediately after receiving a distress call but the bandits had fled,” Makama said.

He added that security sources said that efforts were ongoing to track down the kidnappers and rescue the victims safely.