By Olayemi Esan
The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of 73 Students of Government Day Secondary school, Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
The Command public relations officer, SP Mohammed Shehu confirmed this in a statement made available to AbujaCityJournal on Wednesday.
He said the abduction followed the invasion of the school by large number of armed bandits at exactly 11:22am.
He added that Command under that the Police Commissioner, Ayuba Elkanah has deployed the 'search and rescue' team, mandated to work in synergy with the military to ensure the safe rescue of the abducted students
The CP further appealed to the general public, especially parents and relatives of the abducted students to exercise patience and continue to pray for the success of the rescue operation.
Security has also been been beefed up at Kaya Village and its environs to forestall further attack on the communities.
Further development will be made known to members of the public.
