Four persons were allegedly killed as suspected armed bandits abducted many students and teachers in Zamfara State. However, two staff and one student who were among the kidnapped victims of Zamfara College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura have escaped and returned to the college.

It was gathered that the bandits had attacked Zamfara College of Agriculture in Bakura Local Government Area of the state on Sunday when the incident happened.

The college deputy registrar, Atiku Aliyu Bakura, confirmed the incident to BBC Hausa Monday morning.

Bakura was quoted as saying that four persons, including a police officer and three gatemen, died in the attack.

Though the Zamfara police have yet to give an update on the attack, the registrar said about 15 students, a teacher, and his wife are missing.

He said, “Two staff and one student escaped from the bandits after they kidnapped them and returned to the school early this morning.

“As I am talking to you now, we have formally discovered that the bandits have kidnapped 15 students all of them male, three women and one person who are also our staff and killed two of our security watchmen.”

The State Police command was yet to speak on the issue as of the time of filing this report.

The Provost of the College, Alhaji Habibu Mainasara, was one time kidnapped by bandits and released after paying ransom.

How bandits attacked the same school about one month ago
On July 11, 2021, the Police Command in Zamfara State confirmed the abduction of Provost, College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura Burkullu.

The Police Public Relation Officer Mohammed Shehu made the confirmation in an interview with newsmen in Gusau.

“The entire area has been combed by security personnel and very soon, the victims will be rescued and the perpetrators will be arrested and brought to book,” he assured.

Then, the Deputy Registrar of the college, said the college provost and one other school teacher were kidnapped at their residents at government secondary school Bakura.

Aliyu said the kidnappers had to break the window of the provost’s house to gain entry, adding that the school teacher abducted was his neighbour.

However, they were released four days after they were kidnapped.

Details later…

Source: The Punch