Suspected bandits have abducted five female students of the Federal University, Dutsin-ma (FUDMA) in Katsina State on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

It was reported that the students were abducted from their residence situated behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial International School, along Tsaskiya road at about 2:30 am.

According to an eyewitness, he said the bandits in their numbers, wielding dangerous weapons, targeted the students’ residence along Tsaskiya road and forcefully kidnapped them.

Meanwhile, the Katsina State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq who also confirmed the abduction, disclosing that some suspects had been apprehended in connection with the case, noting that investigation was ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and secure the safe release of the abducted students.