Bandits abduct students in Kaduna school
05 July 2021 |
8:52 am
Bandits have attacked Bethel Baptist School, a private college located at the Maraban Rido area in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and abducted an unspecified number of students. The kidnappers reportedly invaded the school located along Kaduna – Kachia road in the early hours of Monday and shot sporadically into the air before…
Bandits have attacked Bethel Baptist School, a private college located at the Maraban Rido area in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, and abducted an unspecified number of students.
The kidnappers reportedly invaded the school located along Kaduna – Kachia road in the early hours of Monday and shot sporadically into the air before kidnapping the students.
Four of the students escaped while the rest were taken away by the bandits to an unknown destination.
Details later.
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