By Aiyeku Timothy
Katsina State police command has disclosed that about 200 students have been rescued back to their school by the police and other security operatives following their abduction on Friday night.
Earlier reports had claimed that about 800 students were abducted by unknown gunmen at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.
In a press conference in Katsina on Saturday, the Police Spokesman, SP Isah Gambo also noted that the number of students abducted in Government Science Secondary School, Kankara is yet unknown.
He therefore, stressed that the police, Army and Nigerian Airforce are right in the bush trying to rescue other students.
The statement reads: “Gentlemen of the Press, yesterday, 11/12/2020 at about 21:40hrs, Bandits in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, attacked Government Science secondary school, Kankara.
“The policemen on duty also responded to the attack and engaged them in a gun duel which gave the students opportunity to scale the fence of the school and ran for safety.
“The DPO reinforced the policemen on duty with Armoured Personnel Carrier, (APC) which forced the hoodlums to retreat back into the forest. One Inspector sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital and is responding to treatment.
“In the course of the investigation, the DPO rescued over two hundred students back into the school compound.
“The police, Nigerian Army, and Nigerian Air Force are working closely with the school authorities to ascertain the actual number of the missing and/or kidnapped students while search parties are assiduously working with a view to find and/or rescue the missing students. It will be too early to say at this particular moment the actual number of students that have been kidnapped or missing.”
