About six pupils have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen at the Local Government Education Authority Primary School, Alwaza, in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
He said, “The entire incident is very confusing. We never expected that such a thing could happen in our community.
“The school children, about six of them were kidnapped by the heavily armed men and they took them to an unknown destination.
“As residents of the community, we could not do anything to rescue them because the criminals were well armed but we informed the police about the development and I believe that they will make efforts to rescue the kidnapped pupils.”
However, the State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, has debunked these claims.
According to him, only two boys, 7 and 8 years old were kidnapped, adding that they were on their way to school when the sad incident occurred.
The PPRO said as soon as the police received the information, the Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Baba, led officers of the command, vigilante groups, and other security agencies to the scene of the attack.
“On receipt of the information at 7:10 am today, a joint team led by the commissioner of police comprising of the police, military and vigilantes were mobilised to the scene of the attack to rescue the kidnapped pupils and track down the criminals.
“We are still on the trail of the abductors and we promise to do everything within our powers to address the situation.”
He called on residents of the Alwaza community to go about their lawful businesses without any fear, appealing to them to report any unusual faces seen in the area to the nearest police station.
