BREAKING: Troops rescue seven Zamfara varsity students

The Joint Task Force (JTF) of Operation Hadarin Daji has rescued another seven female students of the Federal University of Gusau (FUG) in Zamfara.

On Friday, bandits attacked the university and made away with over 20 students from their rented lodge in Sabon Gida, Bungudu LGA of the state.

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the seven students were rescued alongside three male workers of Gupran Engineering services LTD.

The troops had earlier rescued six female students on Friday.

This means a total of 13 students have been rescued so far.

The names of the freed students are as follows:

Rukayya Sani Batola

Merry Monday

Maryam Salawuddeen

Salamatu Jummai Dahiru

Fiddausi Abdulazeez

Amamatullahi Asabe Dahiru

Ketora Bulus

Felicia Sunday

Jamila Ahmad

Aisha Aminu Ujong

Mariya Abdulrahman Usman

Usaina Abdulrahman

Saadatu Aminu Abubakar

In a statement on Sunday, President Bola Tinubu directed security agencies to rescue “the remaining female students” abducted by terrorists”.