Army rescues 6 abducted students in Kaduna
DAILY POST had reported that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Thursday also attacked the Government Technical Secondary School located at Maraban Kajuru community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State,The gunmen numbering about 20, stormed the school and started shooting sporadically into the air, thereby forcing the students and teachers who were fast asleep to run for their lives.
He said, “The Troops who were on routine patrol in the general area received information from a reliable source that some bandits terrorizing the Abuja-Kaduna highway have waylaid some students on their way to school and abducted them.“On sighting the troops, the bandits engaged them in a firefight but had to surrender to the superior firepower of the troops.
He explained that all the students abducted by the bandits were rescued safely and re-united with their families. “During the pursuit, one of the bandits was neutralized while 2 AK 47 riffles, one pump action and 3 Magazines were recovered.
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