The Katsina Police Command have rescued 200 secondary school students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state following an attack by bandits on Friday.
The police also said it is collaborating with the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force to recover all the missing and kidnapped students.
According to the Katsina spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, a police inspector sustained gunshot wounds during a shoot out with the bandits.
“Yesterday, 11/12/2020 at about 21:40hrs, bandits in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, attacked Government Science Secondary School, Kankara,” the police said in a statement.
“The policemen on duty also responded to the attack and engaged them in a gun duel which gave the students opportunity to scaled the fence of the school and ran for safety.
“The DPO reinforced the policemen on duty with Armoured Personnel Carrier, (APC) which forced the hoodlums to retreat back into the forest.
Isah added that, “One Inspector sustained a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital and is responding to treatment. In the course of investigation, the DPO rescued over 200 students back into the school compound.
“The police, Nigerian Army, and Nigerian Air Force are working closely with the school authorities to ascertain the actual number of the missing and/or kidnapped students while search parties are assiduously working with a view to find and/or rescue the missing students.
“It will be too early to say at this particular moment the actual number of students that have been kidnapped or missing.”
