Gunmen have abducted about 15 students from the College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State in the midnight of Monday, August 16, 2021.
A Police Inspector and two other civilian guards were killed by the gun men, and four staff members of the college were also abducted.
According to a statement signed by police spokesperson Mohammed Shehu, the bandits attacked the school around midnight on Monday in large numbers.
But they “were heavily confronted by the Tactical Police Operatives who were alerted and responded to the scene on time.
“Unfortunately, a Police Inspector and two (2) other civilian guards lost their lives while 15 students and 4 staff were abducted by the bandits.”
Meanwhile, after extensive bush-combing of the surrounding areas, three staff members were rescued, the police said.
The police, in collaboration with other security agencies, said they are “employing various search and rescue strategies in order to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students and staff currently in captivity.”
The Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Police, CP Ayuba Elkana, accompanied by strategic and tactical Commanders, has visited the college.
