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Kaduna State confirms abduction of 39 students
By Modupe Shodeinde
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that 39 students are unaccounted for after gunmen attacked the Federal College of Forestry in the state.
This was confirmed by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, in a statement on Friday.
He noted that 23 female and 16 male students have yet to be accounted for following the early morning attack on the school located in the Afaka area of Igabi Local Government Area of the state.
The commissioner, however, gave an assurance that the state government was maintaining close communication with the management of the college.
He said, “Further checks in the wake of the attack by armed bandits on the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi LGA indicate that 39 students are currently unaccounted for. The missing students include males and females.
“In an earlier update, citizens were informed that troops rescued 180 persons, following an attack by armed bandits on the college late Thursday night, with about 30 still missing. The number of missing students is now confirmed to be 39, comprising 23 females and 16 males.
“The Kaduna State Government is maintaining close communication with the management of the college as efforts are sustained by security agencies towards the tracking of the missing students. Citizens will continue to be informed of further developments.”
The gunmen were said to have invaded the school through a fence and went straight to the school hostel and abducted many students and staff.
However, the arrival of troops of the Nigerian Army was said to have prevented the bandits from taking more students into captivity.
According to Aruwan, the troops managed to repel the attackers and successfully rescued 180 students and staff of the college.
