Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled another attempt by bandits to abduct students at Government Science Secondary school in the Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State.The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this on Sunday during a press conference in Kaduna. He said the bandits invaded the school in the late hours of Saturday and attempted to abduct the students before the arrival of soldiers who engaged the criminals in a gun battle. Aruwan said that the students utilised the security warning system in place, and were able to alert security forces in the area that moved swiftly to the school and engaged the bandits, forcing them to flee.
“Between the late hours of Saturday night and early hours of today, suspected bandits stormed the Government Science Secondary School Ikara in Ikara Local Government Area in an attempt to kidnap students,” the commissioner said.“The security forces comprising the troops of the Nigerian Army, police and some security volunteers moved swiftly to the school and engaged the bandits forcing them to flee. The military and the police are still on the trail of the armed bandits.” He further said that no student was missing following a headcount after the foiled kidnap attempt. Similarly, the Commissioner revealed that troops of the Nigerian Airforce foiled another attack by bandits at the Kaduna International airport senior staff quarters around Ifira village in the Igabi local government area. He explained that the troops engaged the bandits in a gun battle, forcing some of them to flee with gunshot wounds.
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Troops of Quick Response Force of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Friday, foiled attempt by armed bandits to kidnap students of Turkish International Secondary School located in Rigachikun, Kaduna State, the Military has said. The Director Army Public Relations Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, in a statement, revealed that, acting on a tip off on the impending abduction of the school children, troops quickly mobilized to protect the school from the bandits.