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More Details Of How Gunmen Abducted 73 GDSS Students From Governor’s Hometown

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More details have emerged on how gunmen abducted 73 Students of Government Day Secondary school, Kaya in Maradun LGA of zamfara State.
BIGPENNGR understands that the students were seized at the country home of Governor Bello Matawalle alongside some staff in the school including the Vice Principal.

According to report in PRNigeria, though some of the staff and students escaped, a lot of the victims were kidnapped including the vice Principal of the school.

“Before the abduction of the student, another group of bandits attacked and abducted some people at Gurbin Bore, a border village between Zamfara and Katsina today

“Just last weekend, Sunday August 29 to be precise some bandits at Dogon Karfe near Moriki town killed a local businesswoman, Hajia Rumba Jengeru and one Engineer Umar Moriki, a director in the state civil service while they were travelling along Moriki-Shinkafi Road.

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“And yesterday, the bandits struck again and killed two more travellers, a Man and a woman at Dogon Karfe near Moriki Town

“The situation is becoming distressing and appalling with the killings and abductions of innocent citizens on regular basis.”

Confirming the incident, the Zamfara State Police Command, said the school was invaded by a large number of armed bandits at exactly 1122hrs.

The State Police Public Relation Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, said the Command under the leadership of CP Ayuba N Elkanah, has deployed search and rescue team that was mandated to work in synergy with the military to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students

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The CP further appealed to the general Public especially parents and relatives of the abducted students to exercise patience and continue to pray for the success of the Ongoing rescue operation. Security has also been been beefed up at Kaya Village and environ to forestall further attack on the communities.

Further development will be made known to members of the public, the statement added.

 

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