Armed assailants have attacked Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the school principal, a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc official, and four students who were sitting for the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination.
The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, throwing the school community into panic as candidates were writing their examination.
Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the Kogi State Police Command said a combined team of police personnel and other security agencies immediately launched a search-and-rescue operation and had begun pursuing the attackers.
Police spokesperson ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat disclosed that one of the abducted students has since been rescued, while efforts are continuing to secure the release of the remaining victims and apprehend those responsible for the attack.
The police also announced that the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Naziru Kankarofi, alongside the Brigade Commander and the state’s Security Adviser, was proceeding to the scene for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation.
Authorities said additional verified information would be made available as the investigation and rescue operation progresses.
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