Friday morning witnessed an attack by unidentified gunmen on the Sabon-Gida community in the Bungudu Local Government Area, resulting in the abduction of over 24 university students.

Following this incident, the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, announced that an emergency Security Council meeting had been convened. The primary objectives of this meeting were to secure the immediate release of all the abducted individuals and to address the ongoing insecurity concerns that have been troubling the administration. The governor instructed his deputy, Mani Mummuni, to provide full support to the security agencies in order to restore normalcy in the affected areas.

“During the meeting, the security chiefs assured the Deputy Governor of their commitment to restoring peace in the State. They equally unequivocally confirmed to the Deputy Governor that troops had successfully rescued six kidnap victims,” the statement read.

“The security Chiefs further assured that troops had neutralised scores of the kidnappers and are actively pursuing them to ensure the safe rescue of all victims.

“Mani Mallam Mummuni urged the heads of the Security agencies to improve troops’ presence in volatile areas for surveillance.

“The Deputy Governor has reassured the people of Zamfara that security operatives are working tirelessly to address the current situation.”