Gunmen have abducted no fewer than six pupils of the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA) Primary School in Alwaza, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The incident was confirmed by the Nasarawa State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, noting that preliminary investigation revealed that the pupils aged between seven and eight years were abducted on their way to school at about 7 a.m. on Friday.
Nansel stated that a joint security team comprising the police, military, and vigilante had been mobilised to the area for a search and rescue operation.
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“We are on the trail of the abductors and the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Muhammed-Baba, has also visited the scene for an on-the-spot assessment,” the police spokesperson said.
Nansel added that the police had met with the management of the school and the parents of the victims.
He, therefore, called on the public to avail the police of any information that could lead to the rescue of the victims and the arrest of the perpetrators.
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