Terrorists on Saturday, March 9, abducted 15 Tsangaya schoolchildren and one woman in Gidan Bukaso, Gada Local Government Area, LGA, of Sokoto State.
The state command of the Police Force confirmed the incident which was said to have occurred in the morning hours of Saturday when the terrorists invaded the community.
As they made their way out of the town, the terrorists sighted the students rushing into their rooms and abducted some of them.
According to the spokesman of the Sokoto State Police Command, Ahmed Rufai, the Sangaya Islamic School belongs to one Malam Liman Abubakar. He explained that the abducted woman was also taken from the school.
Although no life was lost in the attack, the Nigeria Police Force have mobilized to the village for a rescue operation to ensure the children are back unhurt.
The attack came hours before the Sokoto State Government held a ceremony for the passing out of its Community Guards Corps, a security outfit aimed at tackling terrorism and other crimes in the North-West State.
This abduction is the latest in the renewed kidnapping of students in the country. Earlier in the week, abductors took away close to 200 students in Kaduna State.
The incident has drawn condemnation from wide and near including UNICEF, Amnesty International, and a host of other agencies and personalities. President Bola Tinubu has also mandated the immediate rescue of the students.
The recent spate of kidnapping in the country has made the First Lady, Remi Tinubu to call for the death penalty for abductors whom she described as cowards.
