The Katsina State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of five female students of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina by gunmen.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Abubakar Aliyu, said that the terrorists invaded the “resident of the students” behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial School, Dutsinma.
Aliyu said that the incident occurred at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday.
He said that the police have arrested one person suspected of supplying information to the terrorists who abducted the students.
The spokesman said that efforts are on to rescue the victims unhurt.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both male and female students are living off-campus due to insecurity.
