BREAKING: Gunmen Kill 1, Abduct 200 Students in Northern State
- Some unknown gunmen on Sunday, May 30, abducted students of the Islamiyya school in Niger state
- The criminals shot two persons, killing one of them before whisking away the students to a destination yet to be discovered by security agents
- The attack was confirmed by the secretary to the Niger state government, Ahmed Matane and the police command
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About 200 students of an Islamiyya school located at Tegina in the Rafi local government area of Niger state were abducted on Sunday, May 30.
During the attack by gunmen, a resident of the area was shot dead while another person was hit by bullets.
This was made known to Punch reporters who spoke with a resident of Rafi, Zayyad Mohammed, on Sunday.
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Although Ahmed Matane, the secretary to the Niger state government, noted that the number of kidnapped students is yet to be ascertained, he confirmed the development, Nigerian Tribune also reported
Matane said:
“Yes, there was an attack at the Islamiyya school, but we do not have the exact number of students that were abducted yet. We are in touch with parents in the area to know those whose children were abducted.
“Conventional Islamiyyah students of Salihu Tanko Islamic School Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have been abducted.
“The state government is still gathering detailed security reports on the attack so as to take necessary measures to secure the release of those kidnapped."
Bandits' attacks in Niger
Meanwhile, some Nigerians had once again lost their lives as a result of bandits' attacks. Specifically, ten persons had been reportedly killed when bandits attacked some villages in Wushishi LGA of Niger state.
The bandits also rustled hundreds of cattle during the attack carried out. Many residents were reportedly forced to flee the affected villages namely Kalakala, Tashan Dirigi, Atari, Agwa, Kwakwagi, Pakara and Takugi.
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Also, at least, 50 passengers were kidnapped by bandits on Tuesday, March 2 along the Tegina-Minna road in the Rafi local government area of Niger state.
Sources in the area revealed that the bandits blocked the road at Kundu town, a few kilometres from Zungeru town when three commercial vehicles were stopped and the passengers and drivers whisked away.
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