Segun Atanda/
The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a school principal, a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc official and four students after gunmen attacked a secondary school during the ongoing NECO examination.
The attack occurred at about 5.25pm on Tuesday at Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area, where candidates were writing their examination when the assailants struck.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Salisu Oyiza, said the gunmen whisked away the school principal, the NECO ad hoc staff member and four candidates.
She disclosed that security operatives launched an immediate search-and-rescue operation involving the police and other security agencies.
According to her, one of the abducted students has since been rescued, while efforts are continuing to secure the release of the remaining victims and arrest those responsible for the attack.
“The combined security team is on the trail of the assailants. One of the abducted students has been rescued, while efforts are ongoing to rescue the remaining victims safely and bring the perpetrators to justice,” the statement said.
The police also revealed that the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Naziru Kankarofi, accompanied by the Brigade Commander and the State Security Adviser, was heading to the school for an on-the-spot assessment of the incident.
The attack is the latest in a series of kidnappings targeting schools and travellers in parts of Kogi State, despite ongoing security operations.
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