Bandits have reportedly attacked a government primary school at Kuriga community of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State, abducting scores of pupils.
Although police authorities and the Kaduna State government are yet to confirm the incident, TheFact Daily that the bandits invaded the school at 8:30am on Thursday and took away many pupils including the head teacher.
He said that many students sustained injuries as they attempted to flee the school on sighting the bandits.
Kuriga community is located along the Kaduna Birnin-Gwari Road which has been terrorised by bandits for many years.
Bandit attacks in the North-West of the country have been on the increase in recent times, and especially the abduction of school children, with insurgents profiting from the menace as they collect ransom to the tune of hundreds of millions to release abducted children. This has resulted in residents taking to the streets to protest the ugly trend.
It will be recalled that on 29 January 2024, some pupils and staff members of Apostolic Faith School in Ekiti State were abducted from their school bus. They were heading to Emure-Ekiti when assailants intercepted them at Eporo-Ekiti. They later regained freedom about a week later while the driver of the bus was found dead.
