Abducted Nasarawa varsity students regain freedom

Troops of the Nigerian Army, 117 Battalion, Keffi on Thursday rescued the four female students of the Nasarawa State University.

Gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday abducted the students from their residence in Keffi.

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The Commanding Officer of the Battalion, Lt. Col. Auwalu Inuwa, who confirmed the development to journalists in Lafia, listed the students as Rahila Hanya, Josephine Gershon, Rosemary Samuel, and Goodness Samuel.

He said the students were rescued by the troops in the surrounding bushes of Angwan Gauta in Keffi LGA.

“The victims will be reunited with their families after undertaking proper medical examinations,” the army officer added.

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