wearing bullets.
Gunmen have reportedly abducted an unconfirmed number of
students from a school in Kaduna State.
The incident took place on Monday at Prince Academy in
Samba-Kasaya, a village around Buruku area in Chikun Local
Government Area of the state.
Those kidnapped are said to be some JSS 3 students who are
preparing for the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE)
before the armed men invaded the school at about 7am and took them
away.
The Kaduna State Police Command has yet to confirm the incident
and the number of those abducted.
But a security source in the area told Channels
Television that a member of a local group in the village was
shot dead by the gunmen while some villagers were also abducted
along with the students.
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in Nigeria’s north-west region.
The source also disclosed that troops of the Nigerian Army and
other security agencies have begun a manhunt of the kidnappers with
a view to rescuing the victims and bringing the culprits to
justice.
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Monday’s attack comes a week after the state government
announced that JSS3 students in the state would resume classes on
August 16 and 17.
The Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Education,
Phoebe Yayi, had explained in a statement that the government
approved the resumption dates to allow the students prepare for the
BECE which commenced on August 24.
She noted that all school principals were directed to make
arrangements to receive the students, in line with the COVID-19
regulations of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Proprietors of private schools were also asked to comply
accordingly through the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance
Authority and ensure proper arrangements for safe transportation of
their students to and from schools.
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