Matawalle Orders Closure Of Schools After Students’ Abduction.
Bandits have abducted a yet-to-be ascertained number of students following an attack on Kaya Day Secondary School in Zamfara State.
The incident occurred at about 11am on Wednesday in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
A source within the government, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the attack on the school and the students’ abduction to Channels Television.
But police authorities in Zamfara have yet to confirm the incident.
Sources explained that the assailants invaded the school in a large number and left with the students to an undisclosed location.
Meanwhile, Matawalle has ordered the immediate closure of primary and secondary schools in the state following the abduction of a yet-to-be ascertained the number of students in the state.
The Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Ayuba Elkana, conveyed the governor’s directive while addressing journalists on the new security measures in the state.
The Zamfara State Government’s decision is indefinite, the commissioner added during the briefing in Gusau.
The government also restricted movement – from 6pm to 6am- in 13 local government areas. But for Gusau, the capital, movement restriction will be from 8pm to 6am.
Gunmen had stormed the Kaya Day Secondary School in Maradun Local Government Area of the state and whisked away several students.
