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The Nigerian presidency has disputed abduction figures tendered by the Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari.
On Friday December 11, 2020, at around 9:40 p.m., gunmen wielding AK-47 rifles stormed the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, shot into the air and rounded up the students.
It is unclear how many students were kidnapped and how many have returned to their parents and guardians after scaling the perimeter fence on the night of the attack.
Witnesses and officials have estimated that the school typically holds 800 to 1,200 students. Katsina Gov Aminu Bello Masari explains a point during chat with select online media (Pulse)
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The reports that bandits invaded a school in Katsina State, Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Kankara Local Government and kidnapped some students have sparked social media reactions.
African Examiner reports that President Buhari had embarked on a week-long trip to Daura on Friday. The attack of the bandit happened on Friday evening at about 10:00 pm.
The incident is one of the numerous violent attacks against school children in the northern part of Nigeria.
“They abducted many of our students who were inside their hostels. I cannot say how many people were kidnapped, but they went away with many students.
Gunmen attack school in northern Nigeria
AFP
13th December, 2020 10:48:41
Gunmen have raided a government secondary school in northern Nigeria s Katsina state, police said Saturday, in an apparent kidnapping attempt for ransom.
Local residents told AFP that several students were captured.
President Muhammadu Buhari condemned the attack in a statement on Saturday and ordered security reinforcement in other schools.
The gunmen stormed Government Science Secondary School at Kankara late Friday. The bandits came on motorcycles firing sporadically and tried to enter the school, said state police spokesman Isa Gambo. Our men with the assistance of the army engaged them in a shootout lasting one and a half hours.