August 16, (THEWILL) – Gunmen have attacked the College of Agriculture in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State, and abducted some students, a teacher and his wife.
In reaction via a tweet in his verified Twitter handle on Monday morning, Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District during the Eighth National Assembly, expressed disappointment at the failure of security operatives to check the onslaughts.
THEWILL gathered that the assailants invaded the school on Sunday night.
The college Registrar, Aliyu Bakura, who confirmed the incident to BBC Hausa on Monday morning, said four persons, including a police officer and three gatemen, were killed in the attack.
According to Bakura, the attackers invaded the school premises on Sunday night with sophisticated weapons and abducted 15 students, a teacher and his wife.
When contacted, the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammed Shehu confirmed the incident. He was, however, unable to give details of the attack stating that the command would “issue a statement later”.
Meanwhile, Senator Shehu Sani who represented the Kaduna Central during the 8th National Assembly also confirmed the incident via a tweet in his verified Twitter handle on Monday morning.
The tweet reads, “We woke up with tragic news of mass abductions of students and staff at the college of Agriculture Bakura, Zamfara State yesternight.
“The bandits also killed some security personnel. Another tragedy. Budget upon Budget for defence, where are our security apparatuses?”
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