Again, Bandits Abduct Students From Zamfara School

Exactly a week after abductors of the students and staff of the
College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Zamfara State were
freed, gunmen again Wednesday morning kidnapped scores of students
and some members of staff of Kaya Day Secondary School in Maradun
Local Government Area of the state.

Sources said the bandits, who stormed the school on motorcycles,
started shooting sporadically to scare people away and later
abducted the students and some teachers.

The locals said over 100 students were abducted from the
school.

In reaction to the incident, the state Governor, Bello
Matawelle, has ordered the immediate closure of all the schools in
the state till further notice.

A statement by the Director of Press, Yusuf Idris Gusau, said
the measure became necessary in view of the incessant abduction of
school children in the state.

The state Police Command is yet to react to the development as
at the time of going to press.

Exactly a week after abductors of the students and staff of the
College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Zamfara State were
freed, gunmen again Wednesday morning kidnapped scores of students
and some members of staff of Kaya Day Secondary School in Maradun
Local Government Area of the state.

Sources said the bandits, who stormed the school on motorcycles,
started shooting sporadically to scare people away and later
abducted the students and some teachers.

The locals said over 100 students were abducted from the
school.

In reaction to the incident, the state Governor, Bello
Matawelle, has ordered the immediate closure of all the schools in
the state till further notice.

A statement by the Director of Press, Yusuf Idris Gusau, said
the measure became necessary in view of the incessant abduction of
school children in the state.

The state Police Command is yet to react to the development as
at the time of going to press.