Bandits in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State have abducted no fewer than ten students.

This was confirmed by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan where he revealed that the students were from the government secondary school Awon (day secondary school).

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Aruwan explained that the exact location of the incident is yet to be confirmed, but said that detailed reports are being awaited to clarify the abduction of the students occurred within the school premises or elsewhere.

According to the statement, “The Kaduna State Government has received preliminary reports from security agencies on the kidnapping of about 10 students in Kachia LGA.

“… the students of Government Secondary School, Awon (a day secondary school) were kidnapped on Monday.

“The exact location of the incident is yet to be ascertained but detailed reports being awaited will clarify whether the incident occurred within the school premises or elsewhere.”

Aruwan added that the State government will issue a public statement accordingly as soon as the reports are available.

The kidnappers of the students, as of the time of this report by Integrity News, are yet to confirm the actual number of students in their possession and the reason for the abduction.

Despite billions of naira being budgeted for the security agencies, non-state actors have continued to kill and kidnap people for ransom in Kaduna and other states.

The majority of Nigeria’s security formations are located in Kaduna and this has not helped the situation of the state as it remains one of the worst affected in the country.