Gunmen have launched another attack in Kogi State, targeting Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in the Dekina Local Government Area.
During the incident, which occurred around 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, the attackers abducted the school’s principal, an ad hoc official for the National Examinations Council (NECO), and four students who were actively taking their exams.
The Kogi State Police Command confirmed the attack on Wednesday through the spokesperson, ASP Salisu Oyiza, who said security forces have successfully rescued one of the students.
However, search and rescue operations are still ongoing to locate the principal, the NECO official, and the three remaining students.
“During the incident, four students, the school principal and one NECO ad hoc staff member were abducted by the attackers,” Oyiza said.
“A combined team of the police and other security agencies immediately launched a search-and-rescue operation and is currently on the trail of the assailants.”
Oyiza said efforts were continuing to rescue the remaining five victims and apprehend those responsible for the attack.
Police Commissioner Naziru Kankarofi, the Brigade Commander and the State Security Adviser were reportedly heading to the school for an on-the-spot assessment.
Police said further details would be released as soon as more verified information became available.
The school attack came days after gunmen struck a Hummer bus transporting the remains of a Federal Road Safety Corps official, Augustine Ikwue, from Lokoja to Otukpo in Benue State for burial.
Police said armed men attacked the vehicle along the Ochadamu-Ejule Expressway on July 9 and forced its occupants into the bush.
Security personnel comprising police officers, soldiers, members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria and community policing operatives subsequently launched a rescue operation.Nigerian Security Updates
The abandoned bus and casket were recovered, while the remains were deposited at the Elemona Mortuary in Ejule.
Efforts are ongoing to rescue the abducted passengers and arrest their captors, police said.
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