NANS Appeals for the Rescue of Abducted Kaduna and Zamfara Students

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to authorities to use all available means to rescue students who were abducted from a university and a secondary school in Kaduna and Zamfara states. The appeal was made by Mr Vanessa Kwere, the Deputy Coordinator, Inter-Campus Affairs of NANS Zone A, in a statement issued to NAN in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday.

According to Kwere, the call became necessary because the abducted students are under the care of the government, and hence, are government property. Two female Microbiology students of the Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara, and 10 female secondary school students from Kachia LGA in Kaduna State are in captivity.

Kwere expressed his deep concern over the abduction of about 10 female students from Kachia LGA in Kaduna State, who were students of Government Secondary School, Awon. He said that the incident is discouraging and interferes with the educational process of Nigerian students. He also demanded an immediate intervention from the federal government and all relevant security agencies to ensure the safety of Nigerian students.

The union met with the management of the university after the union’s Zonal Convention held in Jigawa recently to discuss the incident and strategies being applied by the institution to rescue the abducted students. During the meeting, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ahmad Galadima, assured them that the university was doing its best to maintain security within the institution and that frantic efforts are being intensified to rescue the abducted students.