BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap Dozens Of Students Same Day Buhari Arrives Daura
A report by HumAngle indicates that armed men on Friday night, December 12, invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina state and kidnapped dozens of students.
Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker representing Kaduna central senatorial district also confirmed the incident in a tweet.
The attack on the school and environs started at about 11 pm and lasted for over two hours. An undisclosed number of students and residents of the town were declared missing after the raid.
It was learnt that the terror gang invaded the school on foot, unlike previous attacks in which they carried out similar attacks using motorbikes.
A policeman who spoke on anonymity confirmed to HumAngle that “the group walked confidently into the school premises and kidnapped an undisclosed number of students”.
“As I speak to you now, no one can tell you the exact number of the students that were abducted and in the custody of the armed men,” the policeman said.
“They (gunmen) shot our colleague and the gateman too but they are all alive receiving treatment now,” he added.
Eyewitnesses revealed that the terrorists stormed the school numbering about a hundred around 10 – 11 pm, forcing many students to run into the bush seeking help.
One of the eyewitnesses, disclosed that “they shot sporadically in the students’ hostels. They searched bags looking for food and kidnapped dozens”.
