In developing reports, fear is mounting in Kaduna State in the wake of the kidnap of over 280 pupils and teachers at LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area. The abductees also include students at the Government Secondary School, Kuriga, who were snatched yesterday morning by suspected bandits. The incident, according to sources, occurred at about 8 am on the school premises.
The headteacher of the school and some other staff members were reportedly among the victims abducted. Figures released by one of the teachers, who escaped the attack, showed that 187 students at the secondary school and 125 pupils of the primary school in the same area were kidnapped from the school.
The teacher said, “At GSS Kuriga, 187 students are at present missing. In the primary school, 125 pupils were initially missing, but 25 of them escaped and returned home.” A resident, Shitu, confirmed the incident, saying most of the pupils ran out of their classes when they sighted the bandits at the school premises. Another resident, Lawal Kuriga, also said that the abducted victims were marched into the forest.
