Kaduna State Government on Tuesday clarified that only 8 students were abducted along with other citizens.
On Monday, gunmen whisked away 10 victims from Government Day Secondary School in Awon, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The state government in its update said it received detailed reports from security agencies on the incident, adding that the students were not kidnapped within the school premises.
According to a statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the students were on their way home from school when they met the bandits, who had abducted other residents.
He also disclosed that the management of the school has submitted the names and classes of the kidnapped students.
Meanwhile, Governor Nasir El-Rufai has condemned the abduction, describing it as unfortunate. He also received assurances of efforts being exploited to rescue the eight students and other kidnapped citizens.
In another development, the Kaduna State Government relaxed the 24-hour curfew it imposed on Sabon Garin Nasarawa – Tirkaniya community in Chikun LGA on Monday.
