Another Tragedy: Gunmen abduct students of Bethel Baptist School in Kaduna … Parents, Guidance storm School Premises For Their Children

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Another Tragedy: Gunmen abduct students of Bethel Baptist School in Kaduna
… Parents, Guidance storm School Premises For Their Children
Zainab Tanimu
Kaduna, North – West, Nigeria
Radio Nigeria reports that in the early hours of today, armed bandits abducted unknown number of students of Bethel Baptist School Maraban Rido, Chikun local government area of Kaduna State.
In a report filed by Adamu Yusuf,
a resident, who did not want his name mentioned, confirmed the incident said the bandits invaded the school at about 2 am shooting sporadically into the air before kidnapping the students.
“Many students were kidnapped but four escaped and ran back to the school”. He said.
“Two soldiers were allegedly shot but I cannot confirm if they’re alive or not”.
“It is difficult to say the number of students that were abducted,” the source said.
Meanwhile parents, guardians of kidnapped students had stormed the school premises in search of their loved ones.
Daily updates correspondent reports that most of the parents expressed anxiety, anger and despair while enquiring about the whereabouts of their wards .
Some of the parents, especially the women were openlg weeping as they call out the names of the sons or daughters.
Security was heavily visible as a combined team of the Nigeria Army and Police were stationed at the school premises .
However, the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Honourable Samuel Aruwan was sighted at the premises, commiserating with affected parents.
Residents of the areas surrounding the school said that they could not sleep last night as the bandits came shooting into the air for over 4 hours while carting away the students .
A source who didn’t want her name mentioned, said that it was like a scene out of a horror movie. It added.
Earlier, in another development, Katsit community in Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna State on Sunday night came under heavy attack.
It was gathered that the bandits stormed the community on motorbikes at around 7pm opened fire on everything on sight.
An eye-witness, who narrowly escaped the attack, said the gunmen came through the popular pig market and started shooting sporadically.
According to the source, who craved anonymity, he said as at time of filing the report that the number of casualties were yet to be ascertained.
LEADERSHIP reports that Katsit in Zangon Kataf LGA shares a border with Kafanchan town, the headquarters of Jema’a local government area.
According to correspondent who visited Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Memorial Hospital and Salem Hospital, three persons were receiving treatment for wounds sustained during the attack.
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