By Uzair Adam Imam
Bandits have reportedly abducted 15 tsangaya students in a fresh attack Saturday at Gada local government area of Sokoto state.
The Daily Reality learned that several other students are currently missing.
The students were said to have been abducted from their school around 1:am on Saturday.
The attack was coming after President Bola Tinubu on Thursday vowed to crush insecurity in the northern part of the country.
The President was said to have directed the security agents to fish out the perpetrators of these abductions.
The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar, told journalists that 15 students were unaccounted for so far after the early morning attack.
Abubakar narrated how the bandits invaded the town around 1 am, shot one person and abducted a woman.
“As they were leaving the town, they sighted our students rushing into their rooms and they kidnapped many of them.
“We have so far counted 15 who are missing and we are still searching for more,” he said
He added that this was not the first time the village was attacked by bandits.
Speaking with the journalists, the member, representing Gada-East Constituency at the state House of Assembly, Kabiru Dauda while has confirming the attack.
He stated that he received a call from the village around 2 am that it was invaded by bandits.
“I reached out to the local government authorities and security agencies and I am sure they are doing something about it,” he said.
However, the Sokoto State Police Command has denied awareness of the attack.