Govt. Science College Kagara Archives

Breaking: Kidnapped Kagara students, staff regain freedom

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Ishaku Yohanna

By Ishaku Yohanna The students and staff of Government Science College, Kagara, in Niger State, kidnapped by armed bandits have finally regained freedom, Voice of Liberty has gathered. The Governor of Niger state, Abubakar Bello, will receive the students at the Government House later today, according to our source. A total of 27 students, three staff members, and 12 members of their family were abducted while a Senior Secondary School 3 student was killed after an attack on the Kagara School in the early hours of Wednesday, February 17, 2021…

Kagara abduction: “The person who gave us this business is among you”- Kidnappers reveal

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Aminu Imam

The captors of 42 students and workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, have made a shocking revelation about the brain behind the schoolchildren�s abduction. The suspected bandits described the schoolchildren�s abduction as �a business� and claimed that the architect of the �business� was among those negotiating the schoolboys� release. The abductors made the shocking revelation in an audio recording made available to The Punch by prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Wednesday. The report said supposed top officials of the school and the abductors were heard (in…

“Death of my son will not deter me from sending my other children to school” – Father of slain GSC, Kagara student

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

The father of the slain student of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State, Ayuba Dansabe Bawa, has said that the death of his son will not deter him from sending his other children to school. Bawa stated this when the Niger State Commisioner Of Education, Hajiya Hannatu Jibrin Salihu, paid a condolence visit to the family on Sunday. Recall that Benjamin Habila, an SS-3 student was shot dead by bandits during the attack on the school last Wednesday. The Commissioner, who was accompanied by her counterpart of the Ministry of…

Breaking! Abducted Kagara students, teachers regain freedom

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

The 42 persons abducted by bandits in Government Science College Kagara, Niger State have regained freedom. The abductees include 27 students, 3 staff and 12 members of their family. Sources said the abductees, who were at a different location from the kidnapped passengers, are also on their way to Minna. The abducted passengers were said to be in Minna but yet to get to the Government House to meet Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello, who will receive them officially. Details to follow�

Zamfara bandit’s leader meets Niger govt., promises quick release of abducted Kagara students

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

� As Sheikh Gumi seeks �blanket amnesty� for bandits The leader of armed bandits in Zamfara State, Dogo Gide, yesterday assured that the abducted students and staff of Government Science College in Kagara, Rafi local government area of Niger State, would soon be released. Gide, whose group controls the Southern part of Zamfara forests, gave the assurance when he met with officials of the Niger State government in Gusau. The meeting was initiated by a prominent Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Mahmud Gumi. Although he said the abducted students are not in…

Kagara students abduction: Sheikh Gumi seeks �blanket amnesty� for bandits

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Aminu Imam

Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has appealed to the Federal Government to give �blanket amnesty’� to the bandits that abducted some students and staff of Government Science College Kagara, Niger State. The bandits had on Wednesday abducted 27 students and 17 staff of Government Science College Kagara, killing one of the students during their attack. Gumi led delegations to meet with the leader of the bandits, Dogo Giade and other top commanders, after arriving Minna on Thursday. The cleric have been visiting bandits camps in Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara…

Niger abduction: “Declare state of emergency on insecurity” – Senate asks Buhari

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

� ‘Mercenaries imported for election responsible for abductions’ ? PDP � “We�ll use �Kankara tactics� to rescue students” � Minister The Senate has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to as a matter of urgency, declare a State of Emergency on insecurity in the country. Recall that gunmen, suspected to be armed bandits, yesterday invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kagara, Niger State and abducted an unknown number of students along with some staff members, their spouses and children. These were resolutions reached yesterday by the Senate following consideration of a…

Kagara student�s abduction: “We won�t pay ransom to kidnappers”, says Niger Gov.

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

As Buhari dispatches security officials for rescue operation The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the bandit ravaged areas of the State. The Governor said the action is necessary to save the lives of the students as the areas have already been taken over by bandits. He said this after a brief meeting with heads of security agencies in the State at the Government House, Minna, yesterday. The governor disclosed that his administration will not pay any ransom money to…

Kagara students abduction: Buhari dispatches security officials for rescue operation

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

�”We won�t pay ransom to kidnappers”, says Niger Gov. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police to ensure the immediate and safe return of the kidnapped students of Government Science College, (GCK), Kagara, Niger State. Buhari, who described the attack as �brazen�, has also despatched security chiefs from the seat of power in Abuja to the school in Rafi local government area of the State. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President �directed�…

Just In! Gunmen storm GSC Kagara in Niger, abduct many school children, others

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

Some students have been abducted from Government Science College, (GSC), Kagara, in Niger State, by gunmen suspected to be bandits. The bandits reportedly stormed the school in the early hours of today, overpowering the security guards on duty. Although the number of kidnapped students is yet to be ascertained, according to reports, some staff along with some of their family members were also kidnapped. A few students escaped and headcount is currently ongoing in the school. The school is said to have a population of 1,000 students. A former Kaduna…