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BREAKING: Bandits kidnap several schoolgirls in Kebbi

Armed Bandits have reportedly kidnapped several female students of Federal Government Girls College Yawuri in Kebbi State, POLITICS NIGERIA has learned.

According to a reliable source who pleaded for anonymity, the bandits broke into the school premises on Thursday afternoon in police mufti.

“They pointed a gun at the school guards and asked them for the girls’ hostels. Before you know what was happening the bandits invaded the school and started abducting female students.”

The bandits reportedly took several students out of the school, adding that the number of students that were abducted is currently unknown.

UPDATE

POLITICS NIGERIA has learned that five teachers were abducted while a policeman was killed during the attack.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Adeleke Adeyinka-Bode, confirmed the incident in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.

“The truth is that the attack took place and five teachers have been taken away, four male and one female, but the number of students abducted are not known yet. The attack took place around 12pm, and during the crossfire between police and the bandits, some students had been injured and one police officer was also injured and another was killed. These are the facts I can give to you,” he said.

More to come….

 

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