Bandits ‘abduct 15 students’ in fresh Sokoto attack

Bandits ‘abduct 15 students’ in fresh Sokoto attack

Bandits have reportedly struck Gidan Bakuso in Gada local government area of Sokoto state, abducting over 15 Tsangaya students, with several others currently missing.

Daily Trust reported that students were abducted from their school around 1:am on Saturday.

The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar, told journalists that 15 students were unaccounted for so far after the early morning attack.

Abubakar narrated how the bandits invaded the town around 1 am, shot one person and abducted a woman.

“As they were leaving the town, they sighted our students rushing into their rooms and they kidnapped many of them.

“We have so far counted 15 who are missing and we are still searching for more,” he said
Abubakar added that this was not the first time the village was attacked by bandits.
The member, representing Gada-East Constituency at the state House of Assembly, Kabiru Dauda while confirming the attack, said he received a call from the village around 2 am that it was invaded by bandits.

“I reached out to the local government authorities and security agencies and I am sure they are doing something about it,” he said.

The Sokoto State Police Command has denied awareness of the attack.

This latest attack is coming on the heels of a recent attack on Kaduna and Borno states where over 400 children, including women and girls were abducted from their school.

Vanguard reported on Thursday how President Bola Tinubu vowed to crush insecurity in the northern part of the country. directing the security agents to fish out the perpetrators of these abductions