Suspected terrorists have kidnapped no fewer than 15 students of a Tsangaya (local school) students at Gidan-Bakuso, in Gada local government area of Sokoto State.
This came less than 48 hours after another set of bandits abducted over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, in the State on Thursday, triggering national outrage.
According to reports, the students were abducted from their school around 1:am yesterday.
The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar, told newsmen that 15 students were unaccounted so far but “we are still counting”. According to him, the bandits invaded the town around 1 a.m., shot one person and abducted a woman.
“As they were leaving the town, they sighted our students rushing into their rooms and they kidnapped many of them. We have so far counted 15 who are missing and we are still searching for more”, he said. Abubakar added that this was not the first time the village was attacked by bandits.
The member, representing Gada-East Constituency at the State House of Assembly, Kabiru Dauda, while confirming the attack, said he received a call from the village around 2am that it was invaded by bandits. “I reached out to the local government authorities and security agencies; and I am sure they are doing something about it”, he said.
It was also gathered that bandits attacked and killed three persons at Turba village in Isa local government area of the State, including the Village Head.
A member representing, Isa Constituency, Habibu Ma?achi, who confirmed the incident, believed it was a reprisal after security operatives raided bandits’ hideouts two days ago.
The spokesman of the Sokoto State Police Command, ASP Ahmad Rufa’i, said he was not aware of the development but said he would contact the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the local government areas; however, he was unable to do so as of the time of filing this report.
The attack came at a time the State is witnessing the passing out of its Community Guards Corps, the initiative of the State Government, aimed at curtailing banditry.
