Aduragbemi Omiyale
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
Barely two weeks after some terrorists kidnapped students and staff of the Government Science School, Kagara, Niger State, another set of secondary school students have been abducted by bandits.
In the wee hours of Friday, February 26, 2021, some gunmen raided a government secondary school in Jangebe, Zamfara State, and went away with many children.
According to the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the hoodlums were specifically at the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
However, the exact number of students abducted by the terrorists could not be ascertained.
In a telephone conversation, the Commissioner for Information in Zanfara State, Mr Suleiman Tunau Anka, informed Channels Television that the incident happened around 1:00am on Friday.
The abduction of students in the northern part of Nigeria is becoming rampant as it is a strategy used by terrorists to get a huge amount of money as ransom from the government.
About two weeks ago, when bandits kidnapped some students in Niger State, there were allegations that N800 million were requested for the release of the victims.
But the government has said no money was paid for the release of the abducted students and staff of the school, especially as President Muhammadu Buhari gave security officials a marching order to rescue them.
The Zamfara school girls abduction will come as a surprise to many observers because the state governor, Mr Bello Matawalle, offered amnesty to bandits in the state to prevent situations like this.
