Just days after gunmen kidnapped some boys in a school in Kangara , Niger state, some bandits have again attacked a girls secondary school in Zamfara State, kidnapping about 300 female students, according to BBC report.
The attack reportedly occurred at the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State Friday morning.
A teacher in the school confirmed the attack to BBC Hausa with the number of kidnapped students said to be close to 300.
Zamfara in Northwest Nigeria is one of the states most affected by bandits’ attacks. The attacks have continued despite negotiations initiated by the state government with the bandits.
The latest attack on the Zamara school occurs about two weeks after over 20 students were abducted by armed bandits from a school in Niger State. The students in Niger were yet to be released at the time of this report.
Meanwhile, the Zamfara Government has confirmed the abduction of female students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government area of the state.
The government revealed that the bandits had invaded the town and took away the students at about 2am on Friday, shot sporadically in the air to scare the residents before gaining access into the school.
He said: “I can confirm to you now that we have sadly received the report on the abduction of the students of GGSS Jangebe and right now, I am on my way to the school.
According to an eyewitness account, the school administrators had immediately rounded up those that escaped or hid from the bandits after the gunmen had escaped with some of the girls, and conducted a census whereby they counted 54 students and are still searching for more.
The school authorities are still making efforts to ascertain the exact number of students taken away by the bandits.