Zamfara - Mediaage NG News – Fourteen students and two workers kidnapped by gunmen from a university in north-western Nigeria has been freed, the institution said.
Last Friday, gunmen kidnapped 24 female students from hostels at the Federal University of Gusau in Zamfara state.
Nine welders working in another building were also taken.
The military had earlier rescued six of the kidnapped students a few hours after the early morning attack.
The university appealed to students to remain calm, while the security agencies tried to rescue those still being held.
North-western Nigeria has seen a rise in kidnappings for ransoms in recent years.