Bandits kidnap 5 college students in Zamfara
Bandits have attacked a residential area in Tsafe town and kidnapped five students of the College of Health Science and Technology, Tsafe, Zamfara State.
The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday.
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A source in the area who spoke to Channels Television said that the students were abducted when heavily armed men stormed their residence outside the school campus.
He said the bandits could not gain entrance to the school due to the heavy presence of security personnel.
The source, however, said one of the students escaped from the abductors.
Police authorities in Zamfara State have confirmed the abductions. The spokesperson of the command, Muhammed Shehu, said troops have been deployed to trail the bandits and rescue the victims unhurt.
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