One Student Killed As Troops Rescue Five Abducted From Kebbi School

One of the students abducted by bandits who attacked the Federal
Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi state, has been
killed.

Abubakar AbdulKadir, deputy force commander of the joint
taskforce in the north-west, disclosed this to reporters on
Friday.

He, however, added that five others including four students and
a teacher were rescued during a gun battle by the bandits.

The number of students abducted by the gunmen during the attack
on Thursday afternoon is yet to be confirmed.

However, local media reported that about 30 of the students were
taken hostage.

AbdulKadir said troops engaged the bandits in a gun duel on
Friday morning, forcing them to abandon five of their captives.

“In the early hours of this morning, we have come across the
kidnappers. They came to our blocking point, and we engaged them,”
he said.

“At that point, they abandoned five of the students and one of
the teachers. Unfortunately, I think we have lost one of the
students.”

The kidnap is the latest in a series of violent attacks targeted
at schools in northern Nigeria.

Not less than 700 students have been abducted in the attacks
since December 2020.

Since April 2014 when Nigeria suffered the first mass abduction
of students — then by Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno state, more then
1,200 students have been taken hostage in similar incidents.

One of the students abducted by bandits who attacked the Federal
Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi state, has been
killed.

Abubakar AbdulKadir, deputy force commander of the joint
taskforce in the north-west, disclosed this to reporters on
Friday.

He, however, added that five others including four students and
a teacher were rescued during a gun battle by the bandits.

The number of students abducted by the gunmen during the attack
on Thursday afternoon is yet to be confirmed.

However, local media reported that about 30 of the students were
taken hostage.

AbdulKadir said troops engaged the bandits in a gun duel on
Friday morning, forcing them to abandon five of their captives.

“In the early hours of this morning, we have come across the
kidnappers. They came to our blocking point, and we engaged them,”
he said.

“At that point, they abandoned five of the students and one of
the teachers. Unfortunately, I think we have lost one of the
students.”

The kidnap is the latest in a series of violent attacks targeted
at schools in northern Nigeria.

Not less than 700 students have been abducted in the attacks
since December 2020.

Since April 2014 when Nigeria suffered the first mass abduction
of students — then by Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno state, more then
1,200 students have been taken hostage in similar incidents.