Gunmen storm Kaduna school, abduct six schoolgirls two teachers

Armed men have abducted six students and two teachers at a
boarding school at Kakau Daji, Chikun Local Government Area of
Kaduna State, few kilometers from the state capital.

The abductors stormed the school at about 3: 00 am and took the
students and their teachers in an operation that lasted about 30
minutes.

The police command in Kaduna confirmed the incident saying it
received an information through its Divisional Police Officer at
the Toll Gate informing them that in the early hours of Thursday,
at about 3: 00 am that some armed men gained entry into Engravers
College and took away two staff of the college and six (6) female
students to unknown destination.

Police Public Relations Officer in Kaduna State, DSP Yakubu
Sabo, said on receipt of that information, the command immediately
mobilized combined teams of anti-kidnapping, SARS, and conventional
police to the area for possible rescue of the victims and arresting
the perpetrators of the unfortunate incident. IGP’s Intelligent
Respond team (IRT) has been contacted for technical support.

He said, “The Command therefore, is using this opportunity to
reiterate its call on all the private school proprietors within the
State to liaise with their nearest Police formation and promptly
report incidents or suspicious persons around schools to forestall
future occurrence of ugly incidents.

“On this note, the Commissioner of Police Kaduna State Command
CP Ali Aji Janga pcs is assuring the general public that, the
Command is doing everything possible to secure the release of all
the victims unhurt. He equally called on the good people of the
State not to relent in giving the Police prompt and useful
information at all times.

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