Two weeks after the abduction of three students of Al-Qalam University in Katsina State by heavily armed bandits in the Dutsinma area of the state, the state government has refused to comment or engage the parents of the victims to find possible ways of rescuing their loved ones. Habiba Shatali, a 200-level of Political Science student, Mariam Musa, a 400-level Microbiology student and Yusuf Abdulazeez, a 400-level Mathematics student were abducted around Kurfi, Dutsinma on January 14, 2024, while heading back to school from Minna, the Niger State capital.