Gunmen on Tuesday stormed Government Science College (GSC), Kagara in Rafi local government area of Niger state, and killed a student, then abducted many students, teachers and others.
According to Channels Television, family members residing within the college staff quarters were also abducted by the gunmen in the early morning operation, coming less than three months to the abduction of the students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara, Katsina State.
The report quotes a government source who pleaded anonymity as disclosed to Channels Television via telephone conversation in the early hours of Wednesday, that the attackers stormed the school at about 2:00 am on Wednesday and started shooting sporadically.
The source, who said a student was killed while some others sustained gunshots in the process, could not, however, give the number of persons abducted and those injured as at the time of filing the report
The source further added that the gunmen were dressed in the same school uniform used by the students, disguising to be members of the school.
The latest attack comes barely three days after gunmen attacked a bus belonging to the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) along Minna-Zungeru Road and abducted at least 21 passengers.
The state governor, Abubakar Bello had condemned the abduction, promising to secure the release of the passengers.
On Tuesday, a statement from the office of the Commissioner of Information in the state, Mohammed Idris said ten persons had been freed from the hands of the bandits.
The information commissioner further claimed that ransom was not paid to secure their release.
