Senate calls for immediate rescue of abducted zamfara students

The Senate has called for the immediate rescue of some female students of the Federal University , Gusau , Zamfara State kidnapped last Friday.

In a statement signed by its Chairman , Committee on Army , Senator Abdulaziz Yar’ Adua , the senate noted that rescuing the 24 innocent female students from captivity of the yet to be identified bandits , is of topmost priority.

Yar’Adua lamented the scourge of banditry and insurgency by criminal elements in the country with attendant abduction of law abiding citizens.

The Senator stated that these acts are serious dent on the image of the country and blows to the collective conscience of Nigerians.

He added that the Nigerian Army and other security agencies , must be well equipped and positioned , to stop the menace already threatening the Nation’s unity , peace and progress.