Zamfara Bandits Abduct 73 GDSS Students in Maradun, Governor’s Hometown

Zamfara Bandits Abduct 73 GDSS Students in Maradun, Governor’s Hometown
The Zamfara State Police Command wishes to confirm the abduction of 73 Students of Government Day Secondary school, Kaya in Maradun LGA. The abduction followed the invasion of the school by large number of armed bandits that occurred today at exactly 1122hrs.

The Command under the leadership of CP Ayuba N Elkanah psc+ has deployed search and rescue team that was mandated to work in synergy with the military to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students

The CP further appealed to the general Public especially parents and relatives of the abducted students to exercise patience and continue to pray for the success of the Ongoing rescue operation. Security has also been been beefed up at Kaya Village and environ to forestall further attack on the communities.

Further development will be made known to members of the public.

SP Mohammed Shehu ANIPR,
PPRO
For:- Commissioner of Police,
Zamfara State Command
Gusau.
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A previous report by PRNigeria below

Armed Bandits Abduct Scores of Students in Governor’s Hometown

Again, armed bandits have struck and abducted students of Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Kaya in Maradun Local Government of Zamfara State.

The victims are students of a day secondary school in the home town of Governor Bello Matawalle.

A source told PRNigeria that some staff in the school including the Vice Principal were also kidnapped.

The incident is coming with an escalation of banditry in the state.

“Though some staff and students escaped, a lot of them were kidnapped including the vice Principal of the school.

“Before the abduction of the student, another group of bandits attacked and abducted some people at Gurbin Bore, a border village between Zamfara and Katsina today

“Just last weekend, Sunday August 29 to be precise some bandits at Dogon Karfe near Moriki town killed a local businesswoman, Hajia Rumba Jengeru and one Engineer Umar Moriki, a director in the state civil service while they were travelling along Moriki-Shinkafi Road.

“And yesterday, the bandits struck again and killed two more travellers, a Man and a woman at Dogon Karfe near Moriki Town

“The situation is becoming distressing and appalling with the killings and abductions of innocent citizens on regular basis.”

By PRNigeria