An unspecified number of school pupils and staffs of a primary school have been abducted by bandits in Kaduna state.
The bandits were said to have invaded Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School, Kuriga, Chikun LGA of the state at about 8:30am on Thursday.
Some staff of the school, including the head teacher, were also abducted.
According to the spokesperson of the Kaduna state police command Mansir Hassan who confirmed the incident could not give details of the number of people abducted by the bandits.
He said police tactical team has been deployed to go after the criminals and rescue the victims.
“I am attending a security meeting, but police tactical team has been deployed to go after the criminals by combing the bushes to rescue the victims.
“This is all I can say for now.” Hassan said.
Many of the pupils were said to have ran out of their classrooms when they sighted the bandits in the school premises.
The bandits reportedly took the kidnapped pupils and staff into the bush while shooting indiscriminately.
On Wednesday, over 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were abducted from their camp in Ngala LGA of Borno state
