SUSPECTED bandits have abducted no fewer than 10 secondary school students in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.According to the statement, the government received preliminary reports from security agencies on the kidnapping of the 10 students in Kachia LGA.
The students who belong to Government Secondary School, Awon (a day secondary school) were kidnapped on Monday.
The commissioner said the exact location of the incident was yet to be ascertained, adding that detailed reports were being awaited to clarify whether the incident occurred within the school premises or elsewhere.
“The Government will issue a public statement accordingly when these reports are received,” the commissioner stated.
Meanwhile, more security operatives have been deployed to apartments rented by students in Sabon Gida community after two female students were abducted on Sunday.
Suspected bandits had abducted two female students of the Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara State after they broke into a rented apartment in Sabon Gida community.
The armed criminals who stormed Sabon Gida village in Bungudu locked up two civilian guards in the rented female apartment, dispossessed them of their handsets and later abducted the two female students of microbiology department of the university.
Sabon Gida is a host community of the university and is located just a kilometre from the main campus of the university. Students used to rent houses in the community for accommodation
After the invasion, the students who were scared abandoned the building but later returned after security operatives were deployed.
The university management hasn’t commented on the matter. Several efforts to hear from the Public Relations Officer of the university have failed.
The spokesman of the state police command, SP Muhammad Shehu said rescue operation is ongoing as a tactical team of the police has been dispatched on search and rescue mission.
