Operatives of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadarin-Daji, have rescued six female students of Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara, abducted by bandits in the early hours of Friday.
Force Information Officer, Operation Hadarin-Daji, Captain. Ibrahim Yahaya confirmed this to the newsmen via telephone in Gusau.
He said that the troops engaged the abductors in a gun duel, supported by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) air component, and rescued six students.
Noting that some bandits had been neutralized, Yahaya said troops recovered one AK-47, a magazine, four motorcycles and one communication gadget from the terrorists.
