At least one of the students of the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State, abducted by bandits has been killed.
The student was killed as troops engage the criminals in a gun duel.
Abubakar AbdulKadir, deputy force commander of the joint taskforce in the North-West, disclosed this to reporters on Friday.
Meanwhile, AbdulKadir said that the troops, following the gun battle, rescued five others abducted by the bandits, including four students and a teacher.
The students and some of their teachers were abducted from their school on Thursday, June 17, afternoon.
As of the time of this report, the exact number of students abducted by the bandits was still unknown.
However, local media reported that about 30 of the students were taken hostage.
AbdulKadir said troops engaged the bandits in a gun duel on Friday morning, forcing them to abandon five of their captives.
“In the early hours of this morning, we have come across the kidnappers. They came to our blocking point, and we engaged them,” he said.
“At that point, they abandoned five of the students and one of the teachers. Unfortunately, I think we have lost one of the students.”
The kidnap is the latest in a series of violent attacks targeted at schools in northern Nigeria.
