Gunmen kidnap pupils, teachers in Kaduna state

Gunmen on Monday kidnapped some pupils and teachers in a primary school in Rema located in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, a second mass kidnap in the state within a week.

Penpushing reports that the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed this, adding that the incident occurred at an LEA Primary School in the area.

“The Kaduna State Government is currently obtaining details on the actual number of pupils and teachers reported to have been kidnapped and will issue a comprehensive statement as soon as possible,” he said.

Penpushing further reports that the Commissioner restated the efforts of the security agencies in securing the release of those in captivity, adding that as at the time of filing this report, military and police are still on the trail of the abductors.

The primary school kidnap in Rema located in Gwari Local Government Area is the fifth mass abduction of school children in Northern Nigeria within four months, while it is on record that hundreds  of students had been kidnapped in Kankara college, Kastina state; Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State and Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State.

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