Out of 600 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, about 50 were left behind, a teacher who pleaded for anonymity told Daily Trust.

Gunmen had stormed the school in the early hours of Friday, abducting many students.

The teacher said parents of the students, who escaped the abduction, came as early as 5: am to take away their daughters, adding that some mothers of kidnapped girls were slumping on the school premises.

“Initially, the school authorities prevented them from going with the remaining students but they grew angrier and began to pull down doors and windows of the buildings in the school and the school authority had to yield to their demands.

“When the gunmen laid siege, they attacked the soldiers stationed in the community before they gained entry into the school.“Some people told us that they stationed vehicles at the outskirts of the school.

“Security operatives and the local vigilante groups are trailing the gunmen and dozens of other residents have volunteered to take part in the search,” he said.‘No idea of number’However, the Zamfara State Government has said the number of students abducted from the school is unknown.Speaking with Daily Trust, the state’s commissioner of information, Alhaji Sulaiman Tunau Anka, said the exact number of abducted students is yet to be ascertained.“We are yet to verify the exact number of students kidnapped.“Security operatives have launched a manhunt for the criminals.”“They went to the school with vehicles.

Some of the girls were made to trek. We are on top of the situations as all contacts and efforts are being made to rescue the kidnapped schoolgirls,” he said.

The abduction happened hours after the state government said some repentant bandits had surrendered their arms.

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has been pushing for a dialogue with bandits for peace to reign.

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Armed bandits have attacked a girls secondary school in Zamfara State, kidnapping many female students, the CNN is reporting.

The attack reportedly occurred at the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State Friday morning.A teacher in the school confirmed the attack to BBC Hausa with the kidnapped students said to be close to 300.

PREMIUM TIMES will provide more details of the incident in subsequent reports. The state government and the police were yet to speak on the incident at the time of this report.

Zamfara in Northwest Nigeria is one of the states most affected by bandits’ attacks. The attacks have continued despite negotiations initiated by the state government with the bandits.

The latest attack on the Zamara school occurs about two weeks after over 20 students were abducted by armed bandits from a school in Niger State. The students in Niger were yet to be released.

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A lady has reportedly been sacked on her first day of work after asking a manager if ‘she stands a chance with him and can sit on his face.

Personal development coach and lecturer Dipo Awojide who shared the story revealed that the girl involved will be paid for one day after getting sacked. He also disclosed that his firm will be advertising the girl’s job soon.

He tweeted;

How can you get fired on the first day of you job? Why are you asking your manager if you can sit on his face? Why?

— Dr. Dípò Awójídé (@OgbeniDipo) February 23, 2021

 

 

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