BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Students From Mission School In Plateau, Some Saved By Lucky Escape
The school is an arm of Calvary ministries and is about 60 kilometres from Jos, the state capital.
by Saharareporters, New York
Apr 29, 2021
Four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in the Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State were abducted in the early hours of Thursday.
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The school is an arm of Calvary ministries and is about 60 kilometres from Jos, the state capital.
A global mission leader and President Para-Mallam Peace Foundation, Reverend Gideon Para-Mallam confirmed to Channels TV that the attackers broke the rear fence of the school where a hole was drilled to gain access into the school compound and abducted the students.
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A large number of gunmen on Thursday stormed a missionary school known as CAPRO Secondary School owned by Calvary International Ministry in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State and abducted two students.
The school which is an international school owned by missionaries was attacked in the early hours of Thursday by gunmen who had laid siege on the school waiting for an opportunity to gain access into the premises close to Yakubu Gowon International Airport, Haipang, in the state.
A source close to the school revealed that the students were still in bed when the gunmen forced themselves into the school but were noticed by students who raised alarm and began to run helter-skelter for their lives within the premises.
Four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State were abducted in the early hours of Thursday.
However, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity.
The school is an arm of Calvary ministries.
Capro is few kilometres away from the Yakubu Gowon airport and about 60 kilometres from Jos, the state capital.
A global mission leader and President of Para-Mallam Peace Foundation, Reverend Gideon Para-Mallam confirmed that the attackers broke the rear fence of the school where a hole was drilled to gain access into the school compound and abducted the students.
One of the two abducted students was, however, able to escape from the gunmen as security operatives engaged them.
It was learnt that the gunmen came to the school in the early hours of Thursday in their numbers but as the security operatives were notified, they fled with the two students before one was able to escape.
The Plateau State police command’s Public Relations Officer, Gabriel Ogaba, has confirmed the incident.
However, the school management is yet to speak about the incident.