Gunmen have attacked Green Field University, Kaduna and abducted some students on Tuesday night.
The institution is located on the Kaduna-Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and is the first private university in the state, established three years ago.
It was gathered that the latest incident is the first major attack that bandits will launch on communities around the Kaduna-Abuja Highway since 300 female soldiers were deployed to the general area in January this year.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the attack and abduction of the students to Channels Television.
Eyewitnesses said the gunmen stormed the university last night and started shooting indiscriminately before whisking some of the students away.
The locals said that the university with about 40 students population does not have enough security on ground, despite being located in one of the epicentres of kidnapping, a situation which they believe made it easier for the bandits to gain easy access into the institution.
In recent time, Kaduna has been facing series of attacks by bandits including assaults on schools.