Two of the six kidnapped Nasarawa students were resuced by the police.

Out of the six students that were abducted from the Local Government Education Authority Primary School, Alwaza, in the state’s Doma Local Government Area, the Nasarawa State Police Command reported on Saturday that it has freed two female students.

Six students kidnapped on Friday when gunmen broke into the school.

The two students’ rescue was confirmed in a statement released on Saturday in Lafia by state police spokeswoman Ramhan Nansel. According to him, Vision Judge and Peace Amos, two students, were saved on Saturday at Sabon Kwara village in the state’s Obi LGA.

The police and other security authorities applied consistent pressure on the kidnappers, he continued, which resulted in the rescue.

He said, “The Nasarawa State Police Command in collaboration with its sister security agencies rescued two females among the six pupils abducted yesterday (Friday) at LEA Primary School, Alwaza Village, Doma LGA. The victims have been taken to the hospital for medical examination and shall be handed over to the Doma LGA chairman to reunite them with their parents.”

Nansel continued by saying that attempts were being made to free the other students who were still being held captive unharmed and to apprehend those responsible.