The Zamfara Government has confirmed the abduction of female
students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata-Mafara Local
Government area of the state.
The confirmation was made by the Commissioner of Security
and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran in a brief interview with newsmen in
Gusau on Friday morning.
The abductors in their hundreds invaded the town and took
away the students at about 2am.
“I can confirm to you now that we have sadly received the report on the abduction of the students of GGSS Jangebe and right now, I am on my way to the school.
“At this moment, l cannot say how many students were taken
away by the gunmen until l get there, but we have already mobilized security
men and members of the vigilantatè who are now in pursuit of the abductors,”
the commissioner stated.
A staff of the school who spoke on condition of anonymity
said, “the gunmen in their hundreds invaded the town around 2 am on Friday,
shot sporadically in the air to scare the residents before coming into the
school.
“After taking away most of the students, we rounded up those
that escaped or hid from the bandits and conducted a census where we counted 54
students and we are still searching to see if we can get more.”
Also, a resident who gave his name as Haliru Jangebe said,
the local vigilantes had tried to repel the invaders but were overpowered.
“The bandits were too many and they all seemed to be
carrying heavy arms as we heard gunshots from all parts of the town and when
the shots stopped, we heard that the students had been taken away”.
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