Update On Kaduna Kidnapping: 180 Rescued, Many Still Missing |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

Troops of the Nigerian Army, fought back Friday morning and rescued a number of students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization in Kaduna who were abducted by Gunmen Thursday night.

180 of the students were rescued, while many of them are still missing. The soldiers had gone in hot pursuit of the bandits as soon as they were alerted of the incident

The bandits struck at about 11.30am on Thursday, abductiing staff and students.

Samuel Aruwan, the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, said that: “The armed bandits broke into the institution by breaching a perimeter fence. They then encroached about 600 meters to attack the first facility

A breakdown of those rescued is as follows: 130 male students, 42 female students, and eight members of staff.

About 30 students, made up of both females and males are still missing.