Panic in Zamfara as gunmen abduct female students from hostel

There is panic in Zamfara State following an attack by gunmen on the state’s College of Health Technology, Tsafe, leading to the abduction of some female students.

A lecturer of the institution confirmed this on Wednesday, saying the whereabouts of the kidnapped students were unknown.

He said the kidnappers abducted the students from their hostel, which is outside the school campus.

It is unclear the number of students kidnapped, but a source told Daily Trust that the gunmen whisked away five persons.

The incident is coming a week after the son of Mamman Tsafe, a Commissioner in the government of Governor Bello Matawalle, was gunned down in front of his father’s residence in Tsafe.

Similar attacks and kidnapping of people including students have been reported in the North.

The Northern Elders’ Forum on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over rising insecurity in the country.