Facts have emerged that 140 of the 165 students of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State were abducted yesterday.
Muhammed Jalige, spokesman for the Kaduna State Police Command said that 165 resident pupils were in the school when the terrorists struck but that 25 were “rescued.”
Also saved from the invaders was a female teacher.
His words: “Tactical police teams went after the kidnappers. We are still on the rescue mission.”
Following the kidnap of the Bethel Baptist High School students, the Kaduna State Government has shut down 13 schools located in areas identified as prone to bandits’attacks.
The affected schools are Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Faith Academy, along Kachia Road adjacent to Jakaranda; Deeper Life Academy, Maraban Rido; ECWA Secondary school, Ungwar Maje and St. Peters Minor Seminary, Katari.
Others are Prelude Secondary School, Kujama; Ibiso Secondary school, Tashar Iche; Tulip International (Boys) School, Tulip International (Girls) School, Good News Secondary School, St. Augustine, Kujama; Comprehensive Development Institution (CDI), Tudun Mare and Adventist College, Kujama.
Governor Nasir El-Rufai promptly condemned the attack yesterday, saying the development was unfortunate and an untold evil to humanity.
“According to reports received from security agencies, twenty-eight students were accounted for while an unspecified number were abducted by the bandits. The Governor is following the development and receiving hourly situation reports,” the state government said in a statement.