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Niger Govt Releases Names Of Students, Teachers, Others Abducted From Kagara School

Admin February 18, 2021
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The Niger State Government has released the names of the students, teachers, and other residents abducted from Government Science Secondary School Kagara on Wednesday.

A list which emanated from the State Ministry of Education shows 27 students were abducted alongside 5 staff and 9 members of their families, making a total of 41 persons abducted from the school.

Three of the staff abducted are teachers while two are the non-teaching staff.

The names of the students are: Jamilu Isah, Shem Joshua, Abbas Abdullahi, Isah Abdullahi, Ezekeil Danladi, Haliru Shuibu, Mamuda Suleiman, Danzakar Dauda, Abdulsamad Sanusi, Bashir Abbas. Suleiman Lawal, Abdullahi Adamu, Habakuk Augustine, Idris Mohammed, Musa Adamu, Abdulkarim Abdulrahman, Abubakar Danjumma, Abdullahi Abubakar, Bashir Kamalideen, Mohammed Salisu. Yusuf M Kabir, Isah Abdullah Makusidi, Polineous Vincent, Lawal Bello, Mohammed K Shehu, Mubarak Sidi and Abdulsamad Nuhu.

The names of the abducted teachers are Hannatu Philip, Lawal Abdullahi, and Dodo Fodio, while the non-teaching staff are Mohammed Musa and Faiza Mohammed.

Others include Christiana Adama, Faith Adama, Maimuna Suleman, Nura Isah, Ahmad Isah, Khadizat Isah, Mohammed Mohammed, Aisha Isah, and Saratu Isah.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, armed men attacked the Government Science College Kagara in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State shooting sporadically.

A student Benjamin Habila was shot and killed by the bandits on the school premises while several others were abducted.

Some teachers and their family members residing within the college staff quarters were also said to have been abducted by the gunmen.

The operations started from the staff quarters and ended in the students’ hostels and in the process, other students were also wounded by gunshots.

The gunmen gathered some staff and students at a place for hours before moving them out of the school premises to an unknown destination.

They wore a military uniform and entered the school premises which has about 1000 students, overpowered the security guard, before whisking away the students and staff.

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Federal Government delegation during the visit to GSSS Kagara

A staff-member by the name Batagi who was among those kidnapped has escaped and is in the school as of the time of publishing this report. Others still with the bandits are Mall. Lawal, Ali, Hannatu, and her husband, Dodo, Mohammed Abubakar(Akawu), among others.

Following the abduction, Governor Bello ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in bandit ravaged areas.

He gave the directive while meeting with heads of security agencies in the state at the Government House.

The Governor said the action is necessary to save the life of the students as the areas have already been taken over by bandits.

Following the incident, the Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country.

The resolution follows a motion by Senator Sani Musa during plenary on Wednesday.

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Tags: Abbas Abdullahi Abdulkarim Abdulrahman Abdullahi Abubakar Abdullahi Adamu Abdulsamad Nuhu Abdulsamad Sanusi Abubakar Danjumma Bashir Abbas. Suleiman Lawal Bashir Kamalideen Danzakar Dauda Dodo Fodio Ezekeil Danladi Habakuk Augustine Haliru Shuibu Hannatu Philip Idris Mohammed Isah Abdullah Makusidi Isah Abdullahi Jamilu Isah Lawal Abdullahi Lawal Bello Mamuda Suleiman Mohammed K Shehu Mohammed Salisu. Yusuf M Kabir Mubarak Sidi Musa Adamu Polineous Vincent Shem Joshua

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