Gunmen abduct six students in Nassarawa attack

Six students from the Local Government Education Authority Primary School, Alwaza, in Nasarawa State's Doma Local Government Area have been abducted by masked, heavily armed individuals who invaded the school's grounds on Friday morning.

According to a neighborhood source who asked to remain anonymous, the event took place at 7 a.m., while other school students were still coming for the day's activities.

He said, “The entire incident is very confusing. We never expected that such a thing could happen in our community.

“The school children, about six of them were kidnapped by the heavily armed men and they took them to an unknown destination.

“As residents of the community, we could not do anything to rescue them because the criminals were well armed but we informed the police about the development and I believe that they will make efforts to rescue the kidnapped pupils.”

Meanwhile, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the state police's public relations officer, has refuted accusations that six students from the LGEA elementary school, Alwaza, were abducted on the school's grounds.

He stated that two youngsters, aged 7 and 8, who were abducted by the shooters were on their way to school when the tragic occurrence took place.

The PPRO, however, said that as soon as the police were informed of the incident, Maiyaki Baba, the commissioner of police, led commanding officers, vigilante groups, and other security organizations to the location.

He said, “The information I have is that two boys between ages 7 and 8 were the ones taken away on their way to school at LEA primary school, Alwaza village.

“On receipt of the information at 7:10 am today, a joint team led by the commissioner of police comprising of the police, military and vigilantes were mobilised to the scene of the attack to rescue the kidnapped pupils and track down the criminals.

“We are still on the trail of the abductors and we promise to do everything within our powers to address the situation.”

The PPRO urged Alwaza neighborhood inhabitants to go about their legitimate business without fear and urged them to report any strange faces they saw to the closest police station.

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