Breaking: Another attempted abduction of secondary school students in Kaduna

Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled another attempt by bandits to abduct students at Government Science Secondary school in the Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in the state, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this during a press conference in Kaduna on Sunday.

He said the bandits invaded the school in the late hours of Saturday and attempted to abduct the students before the arrival of soldiers who engaged the criminals in a  gun battle.

NewsWireNGR had reported that, the terrorists who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Kaduna state have demanded N500 million for their release.

The kidnappers on Saturday, released three videos showing the students in what appeared to be a forest area – they demanded N500 million for their release.

Gunmen who abducted 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna state have demanded N500 million for the release of the students whom the Kaduna state government says comprise 23 females and 16 males. pic.twitter.com/dAHR7W9obD

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More details about the recent abductions in the state to follow…