Suspected bandits on Tuesday attacked Government Secondary School, Opada-Olowa in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the school principal, a National Examinations Council (NECO) supervisor, and four students.
The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m while the students were writing their NECO examination . according to the Kogi State Police Command.
“During the incident, four students, the school principal and one NECO ad hoc staff member were abducted by the attackers,” the spokesperson of the Kogi State Police Command, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, confirmed in a statement.
ASP Saliu said a combined team of police personnel and other security agencies has launched a search-and-rescue operation following the incident.
According to the police spokesperson, one of the abducted students has been rescued, while efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the remaining victims and apprehend the attackers.
She said that the state Commissioner of Police, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, alongside the Brigade Commander and the State Security Adviser to the Governor, Commodore Jerry Omodara (Rtd) are already on the way to the scene for an on-the-spot assessment.
The police said a more detailed statement would be issued as additional verified information becomes available.
