GOODNEWS! Another 80 Islamic School Students Abducted, Rescued By Security Forces

Security operatives have rescued fresh abducted 80 pupils of Islamic school in Katsina State.

 

News Rain Nigeria gathered that a combined team of security operatives has rescued 80 abducted pupils of Hizburrahim Islamiyya, an Islamic school in Mahuta, Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State.

This was made public in a statement issued on Sunday in Katsina by the Police Public Relations Officer in Katsina State, Gambo Isah.

Another 80 Islamic School Students Abducted, Rescued

The statement said in part: “On 19/12/2020 about 2200hrs, a distress call was received by DPO Dandume that some Islamiyya students of Hizburrahim Islamiyya, Mahuta village, Dandume, Katsina state, numbering about 80, while on their way back from Maulud occasion celebrated at Unguwan-Alkasim, Dandume to Mahuta, were accosted by bandits.

” The bandits had already kidnapped four persons and rustled 12 cows from Danbaure village, Funtua, and were trying to escape with them into the forest.

“On receipt of the report, the DPO led Operations Puff Adder, Sharan Daji and Vigilante group to the area and engaged the bandits in a fierce gun duel.”

The statement said the team succeeded in dislodging the bandits and rescued all the kidnapped victims as well as recovered all the 12 rustled cows.

 

It said search parties are still combing the area with a view to arresting the injured bandits or recovering dead bodies while investigation is on going.

Residents said the kidnap occurred around 11:20 p.m. at Mahuta community while the victims, mostly young girls, were on a procession celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad.

Many residents also disclosed that following the latest incident, members of vigilante groups in the area and security officials responded swiftly and engaged the gunmen leading to the rescue of most of the victims.

Recall that the development is coming less than a week after 344 school children were abducted from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in the state.

The students were released on Thursday after negotiations between the government and the kidnappers.