Bandits abduct teachers, students in night attack on school

Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted some teachers and students in a late night attack Government Girls Secondary School, Moriki, in Zurü local government area, on Wednesday.

According to a report by the BBC, the bandits were said to have killed one man and abducted two teachers and four nursing students.

A resident was quoted as saying the gunmen were unable to get to where the students were sleeping.

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The incident, according to the report, happened while residents were watching the UEFA Champions league match between Liverpool and Barcelona.

Zamfara has been under continued attack by bandits in the past few years.

But the attacks have heightened in 2019 despite efforts by the security agencies to address the situation.