Saturday, March 9, 2024 - Bandits have reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state.
The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar, said that 15 students have been unaccounted for so far but “we are still counting.”
According to Abubakar, the bandits invaded
the town around 1am, 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
A member representing, Isa Constituency, Habibu Modachi who confirmed the
incident, believed it was a reprisal after security operatives raided bandits’
hideouts two days ago.
The state police command is yet to comment
in this development,
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