{"id":7589,"date":"2021-03-14T20:45:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T20:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=7589"},"modified":"2021-03-14T20:45:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T20:45:53","slug":"security-agents-repel-kidnap-attempt-of-307-gsss-students-ikara-as-students-utilize-security-warning-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=7589","title":{"rendered":"Security Agents Repel Kidnap Attempt Of 307 GSSS Students Ikara &#8230;As Students Utilize Security Warning System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Security Agents Repel Kidnap Attempt Of 307 GSSS Students Ikara &#8230;As Students Utilize Security Warning System<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, North &#8211; West, Nigeria<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">An attempt to kidnap about 307 students\u00a0of Government Science Secondary School, Ikara, Ikara Local Government Area, Kaduna State has been foiled by security agents.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Suspected bandits were said to have stormed the school Saturday night to kidnap the students who quickly made use of the security device to alert security operatives.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nKaduna State Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, made this known to journalists while briefing them on security update of the state on Sunday, 14th, March, 2021\u00a0 at the Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat, Kaduna State Council.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; Between the late hours of Saturday night and the early hours of today, suspected bandits stormed the Government Science Secondary School, Ikara, Ikara local government area, in an attempt to kidnap students.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; Fortunately, the students utilized the security warning system in place, and were thus able to alert security forces in the area. The security forces comprising the troops of the Nigerian Army, Police and some security volunteers moved swiftly to the school and engaged the bandits, forcing them to flee.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The military and police are still on the trail of the armed bandits.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Explaining further,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8221; Following\u00a0 a head count by the school management, the Kaduna State Government can confirm to you that all 307 students have been verified safe and present. The attempted kidnap was foiled completely and no student was taken from the school.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; The images provided by the Nigerian Army can attest to this, and will be shared with you.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Samuel Aruwan added,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; Similarly, around Ifira village in Igabi local government area, bandits attempted to attack a senior staff quarters around the Kaduna Airport general area. This attempt was also foiled as troops of the Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Army engaged and repelled them, with several escaping with gunshot wounds.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; The Kaduna State Government acknowledges the efforts of the security agencies in the recent rescue of 180 students in the vicinity of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka. These efforts have being mentioned in interviews given by some of the rescued students.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; By virtue of access to the facts of the event, the Kaduna State Government extends its unequivocal solidarity to the Military, Police, Department of State Services and other security agencies, whose swift intervention prevented the bandits from abducting more persons.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; The Kaduna State Government maintains a clear focus at this time, and that is to ensure the safe return of the missing students, and to consolidate intelligence gathering and security vigilance towards forestalling possible attempts on other facilities or institutions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8221; As a Government, our focus is on getting back our missing students and preventing further episodes of school abductions. We will continue to provide updates as further information becomes available. He assured.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security Agents Repel Kidnap Attempt Of 307 GSSS Students Ikara &#8230;As Students Utilize Security Warning System Zainab Tanimu Kaduna, North &#8211; West, Nigeria An attempt to kidnap about 307 students\u00a0of Government Science Secondary School, Ikara, Ikara Local Government Area, Kaduna State has been foiled by security agents. 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