Hundreds of students from the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State have staged a protest by blocking the Gusau-Kaduna road.
The protest comes in response to the abduction of five students from the university by bandits the previous Friday night.
The blockage of the road caused significant disruption, leaving numerous motorists stranded for hours.
Despite attempts by security agents to disperse the students, they remained seated on the road, demanding immediate action from the relevant authorities to address the security situation at the university.
The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Muazu Abubakar, was present at the scene and appealed to the protesting students to allow traffic to pass through, but his plea was disregarded.
Professor Muazu assured the students that the institution would make efforts to enhance security, but the students insisted on staying put and continuing their protest.
At the time of filing this report, hundreds of vehicles were packed on the road, while the students kept on shouting saying that the governments have failed.
One of the students Musa Shehu stated that many students were kidnapped in the past but no action was taken to rescue them.
“He said, “A lot of students have been kidnapped from this institution but no positive action is taken to rescue them.
“There are some students currently in bandits camp and the authorities are not making any move to rescue them”.
