Police Confirm Number Of Abducted Students In Zamfara

Police authorities in Zamfara have confirmed the abduction of 73 students of government day secondary school in Kaya in Maradun local government area of the state.

The spokesman for the command, Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the number of students abducted in a statement on Wednesday.

Shehu said the police have asked residents, especially parents and relatives of the abducted students to be patient and pray for the success of the rescue operation.

He stated that security had been beefed up at Kaya village to prevent a reoccurrence of the incident.

Sources in the village had told newsmen that the assailants invaded the school in a large number and left with the students to an undisclosed location.

Disturbed by the latest abduction, the State Security Council met and deliberated on the need for further measures to tackle insecurity in the state.

At the end of a meeting by the state security council, the government through the commissioner for information in Zamfara, Ibrahim Dosara, announced the restriction of vehicular movement in and out of the state