TODAY
March 15, 2021
John Shiklam in Kaduna, Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano, Francis Sardauna in Katsina, and Laleye Dipo in Minna
No fewer than 618 schools have remained closed in six northern states over the fear of attack and abduction of pupils and members of staff, according to a tally by newsmen.
Also, barely three days after the abduction of 39 students of the Federal School of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, security agencies on Saturday rescued 307 pupils of Government Secondary Science School (GSSS) Ikara, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna from bandits who attempted to kidnap them from their school.
Security forces also repelled attempts at fresh attack on the senior staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN), Kaduna, where 11 people were abducted about two weeks ago.
· Security agencies foil kidnapping of 307 Kaduna pupils, prevent attack on FAAN quarters
No fewer than 618 schools have remained closed in six northern states over the fear of attack and abduction of pupils and members of staff, according to a tally by THISDAY.
Also, barely three days after the abduction of 39 students of the Federal School of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, security agencies on Saturday rescued 307 pupils of Government Secondary Science School (GSSS) Ikara, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna from bandits who attempted to kidnap them from their school.
Security forces also repelled attempts at fresh attack on the senior staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN), Kaduna, where 11 people were abducted about two weeks ago.
Abdulsalam Adam, a resident, said the gunmen came on about 12 motorcycles.
“I have been told that three teachers and some pupils have been abducted but we are trying to ascertain the true situation. Right now, our vigilante boys and other volunteers have gone after the bandits,” he said.
“We are in the school right now, what we are trying to do is comb the bushes because some of the children ran into the bush. So, we don’t know how many were abducted at the moment.”
Mai Saje Rama, another resident, said: “There is a particular parent whose name is Halilu. He said he saw them carry his son on a motorcycle. Most of them decided to brave it by going after the bandits. We are in the school and we have sent for security agents but they have not arrived yet.”
Naomi Francis, a teacher in the school, who escaped abduction, confirmed to
Daily Trust that the three pupils have regained freedom but said they had been beaten by the bandits before luck came their way.
However, nothing is known of the three teachers earlier abducted.
Narrating how the bandits broke into the school, she said: “They came in after the morning assembly. We had all gone into the classrooms when six of the bandits came on motorcycles while others surrounded the school.
“I had stepped out from my class when I noticed students of primary 5 and 6 running out. I immediately alerted my students to run and they did.”
Fresh Abduction: Three Kaduna Primary School Pupils Escape, Teachers Still Missing
One of the teachers of the school said the pupils escaped when the bandits attempted to rustle some cows and steal motorcycles at a nearby community.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 15, 2021
Three primary school pupils abducted in a fresh attack at UBE Primary School at Rama village in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state have escaped.
One of the teachers of the school told Daily Trust that the pupils escaped when the bandits attempted to rustle some cows and steal motorcycles at a nearby community.
Naomi Francis, a teacher in the school confirmed to Daily Trust that the three pupils have regained freedom but said they had been beaten by the bandits before luck came their way.