Friday, May 10, 2024 -Bandits kidnapped an unspecified number of students when they attacked the institution at about 9 pm on Thursday.
An eyewitness a source that the bandits, who came in their large
numbers, entered the school through the bush path and started shooting
sporadically.
It was further learnt that the school local security engaged the bandits
in a gun duel that lasted for over 30 minutes.
According to one of the students, who escaped by whiskers, “the hoodlums
invaded the school at about 9 pm and went straight to lecture halls where we
were having tutorials preparatory for our upcoming first semester exams.
“The number of abducted students would have been less if the management
had listened to the plea of students to open the mini-gate that leads into the
main town,” he said.
He lamented that the students were left with only the main gate.
He added that when the shootout subsided, several students could not be
readily accounted for.
The source further hinted that no fewer than 57 students were abducted,
while one student sustained gunshot wounds.
Meanwhile, the police and other security agencies have been mobilized to
the school and the community.
Confirming the incident, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Abdulraman
Asipita said the situation was under control.
All efforts to speak with the Police Public Relations Officer in Kogi State, (PPRO) SP William Ovye Aya, proved abortive as of the time of filing this report.
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