Katsina School Attack Was A Reprisal – Kankara Resident

A resident of Ƙankara Local Government Area in Katsina State has revealed that the abduction of over 300 students from a Government Science Secondary School in the area was a reprisal attack.

The source who, according to Channels Television, pleaded anonymity, said that the bandits abducted the students from the school because a vigilante group mobilised and attacked the bandits, burned down their house and killed some of them.

The resident explained that the bandits had attacked ‘Yar-Kuka village last week where some villagers were killed and others abducted.

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“There is something people are yet to know; before the recent abduction of Ƙankara Secondary School students, the bandits had on Wednesday attacked ‘Yar-Kuka village and killed 12 people and abducted an unspecified number of people in the village.

“On Thursday, vigilante group mobilised and went after the bandits in their hideouts and engaged in burning down the Fulani houses, injuring and killing some of them,” the source narrated.

As a result, this made the bandits strike again and that led to the attack on the students on Friday night.

Eko Hot Blog had reported that Governor Masari told a FG delegation led by the Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Magashi (rtd.) that 333 students are still missing following the attack.

In his remarks, the leader of the Minister urged security agencies to move faster to ensure the speedy rescue of the students.

About 600 students were reportedly abducted from the Katsina school on Friday by armed bandits.