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Among those abducted last week were an official of the Nigerian Air Space Management Agency (NAMA) and his family as well as the wife and kids of a staff member of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET).
The gunmen, who returned to the quarters on Sunday, met a stiff resistance from a combined team of the Nigerian Air Force and Nigerian Army.
A FAAN official, who asked not to be named, said the gunmen came through a different route.
“They did not come through the airport side; this time around, they came through another side of the quarters but security agents were prepared for them.”
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Samuel Aruwan, the state commissioner of internal security and home affairs, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits also attempted to attack a senior staff quarters around Kaduna International Airport.
Aruwan said the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday.
He said a head count had been done and all 307 students of the school are safe.
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“Between the late hours of Saturday night and the early hours of today, suspected bandits stormed the Government Science Secondary School, Ikara, Ikara local government area, in an attempt to kidnap students,” Aruwan said.
“Fortunately, the students utilized the security warning system in place, and were thus able to alert security forces in the area. The security forces comprising the troops of the Nigerian Army, Police and some security volunteers moved swiftly to the school and engaged the bandits, forcing them to flee.
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