Hoodlums suspected to be bandits stormed the college of Agriculture, Bakura, in Zamfara State and made off with scores of students on Sunday night. It was gathered that assailants before kidnapping its victim invaded the school premises shooting sporadically and engaging in a gun duel with security personnel that eventually snatched the life of one of the officers.
Meanwhile, Senator Shehu Sani who represented Kaduna Central during the 8th National Assembly also confirmed the incident via a tweet in his verified Twitter handle on Monday morning.
The tweet reads, “We woke up with tragic news of mass abductions of students and staff at the college of Agriculture Bakura, Zamfara State yesternight.
The bandits also killed some security personnel. Another tragedy. Budget upon Budget for defense, where are our security apparatuses?”
The State's Police Relations Officer, SP Muhammed Shehu confirmed the heart-wrenching incident pending when the command will issue a statement.
