One killed, Many kidnapped as Gunmen storm Niger school

At least one person has been killed and a large number of students and staff have been abducted by armed bandits at Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger State.

The exact number of victims is yet unknown at the time of filling this report.

The bandits in military uniforms, it was gathered stormed the school premises which has close to 1000 students around 2:00am on Wednesday, overpowered the security guard, before whisking away the students.

However, some students escaped after the raid. A headcount was being conducted at the school in the wee hours of Wednesday to ascertain the actual number of missing students.

It was also gathered that security agencies were able to detect the coordinates and nature of the area, and have started tracing the bandits’ movement while NAF aircraft have been seen hovering in the air to track the location of the students.

Details later…