Four students of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS), the Zamfara State capital have been rescued shortly after being kidnapped by bandits.
It was gathered that the students were rescued by the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji who responded timely to a distressed call placed by the university authority.
Reports gathered further that the students were abducted in their off-campus hostel around 9 pm on Saturday in the Sabon Garin Damba area of Gusau, while the bandits invaded the community a few minutes after 8 p.m.
The spokesperson of 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army Gusau, Captain Yahaya Ibrahim, said the troops responded swiftly to distress calls on the kidnapped students by terrorists, adding that troops immediately mobilized and formed a blocking position at a possible withdrawal route which led to a heavy gun duel with the terrorists.
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