Bandits Invade Zamfara College, Kill Security Officials, Abduct Scores Of Students

• …the attackers engaged in a gun duel with some security officials serving in the area, leading to the death of officers.

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked a college of Agriculture, Bakura, in Zamfara State and abducted an unspecified number of students.

It was gathered that the incident occured on Sunday night when the bandits stormed the school premises shooting sporadically, before forcefully taking the victims away.

According to eyewitnesses, the attackers engaged in a gun duel with some security officials serving in the area, leading to the death of officers.

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While details of the incident are still unclear, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammed Shehu, when contacted, confirmed the incident, adding that the command will issue a statement later.

Similarly, former Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central during the 8th National Assembly, also confirmed the incident via a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Monday morning.

His tweet reads, “We woke up with a tragic news of mass abductions of students and staff at the college of Agriculture Bakura, Zamfara State yesternight.

The bandits also killed some security personnel. Another tragedy. Budget upon Budget for defence, where are our security apparatuses?”

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