Fresh facts about the Friday night raid of the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State by bandits have emerged with Police revealing that about 200 students were rescued.
However, the Police said while a combined team of security operatives are currently combing the bush in an effort to rescue others, but it cannot say precisely how many of the students are still missing.
The Katsina state police command Spokesman, SP Isah Gambo, who revealed these facts said in course of counter attack by security operatives, an Inspector sustained gun shot and is presently being treated.
Full text of the press briefing reads:
“Gentlemen of the Press, yesterday, 11/12/2020 at about 21:40hrs, Bandits in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, attacked Government Science secondary school, Kankara.
“The policemen on duty also responded to the attack and engaged them in a gun duel which gave the students opportunity to scaled the fence of the school and ran for safety.
“The Dpo reinforced the policemen on duty with Armoured Personnel Carrier, (APC) which forced the hoodlums to retreat back into the forest. One Inspector sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital and is responding to treatment.
“In the course of investigation, the DPO rescued over two hundred students back into the school compound.
“The police, Nigerian Army, and Nigerian Air Force are working closely with the school authorities to ascertain the actual number of the missing and/or kidnapped students while search parties are assiduously working with a view to find and/or rescue the missing students. It will be too early to say at this particular moment the actual number of students that have been kidnapped or missing.”
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