The Kaduna State government has revealed that troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 180 citizens abducted by gunmen in the state on Friday.

The state said the citizens were abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

A statement issued by the state Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, shows that [b]42 female students, 130 male students and eight staff were rescued by the troops.

KDSG Security Update: Friday 12th March 2021

180 rescued, several students missing following attack at Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi LGA

Troops of the Nigerian Army in the early hours of today, Friday, 12th March 2021 rescued 180 citizens, many of them students, at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.

The armed bandits in large number had attacked the institution at around 11:30pm on Thursday and kidnapped several students and staff.

The armed bandits broke into the institution by breaching a perimeter fence. They then encroached about 600 meters to attack the first facility.

The Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs on receiving a distress call, alerted the 1 Division Nigerian Army and the Air Training Command of the Nigerian Air Force.

Troops of the Nigerian Army immediately moved to the school and engaged the armed bandits accordingly.

The troops successfully rescued 180 citizens; 42 female students, eight staff and 130 male students. However, about 30 students, a mix of males and females, are yet to be accounted for.

Some of the rescued students were injured and presently receiving medical attention at a military facility.

Pictures of some of the rescued persons, and the broken perimeter fence, are attached to this update.

Receiving the report, Governor Nasir El-Rufai thanked the troops for their swift response and the rescue of the 180 citizens. He also wished the injured students a speedy recovery.

As at the time of this update, a combined team of Army, Air Force, Police and DSS troops are conducting an operation to track the missing students.

Citizens will be updated on emerging developments.

Signed

Samuel Aruwan

Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State.

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Let northerners continue to dey deceive themselves about the kidnapping reigning in their region..

How is the movement of 100 students would look like not to talk of close to 200...

They probably moved the students not abducted

Ahn ahn... make Una dey make up Una minds na... First they claimed only the females were kidnapped and d males were left alone.. Now the army have rescued over 130 males and 42 females.. ahn ahn... ..

And not one bandit was caught

Let the movie continue

Ahn ahn... make Una dey make up Una minds na... First they claimed only the females were kidnapped and d males were left alone.. Now the army have rescued over 180males and 42 females and over 30 are unaccounted for yet not 1 single bandit was killed

These are the Terrorists that were given 2 months by the regime to finish off their ethnic cleansing genocidal work. After all, fulani bandith murderers and abductors of students in Yobe, Katsina, Zamfara, Niger, Sokoto, Kaduna etc are not criminals. They're just frustrated because everyone is against them - Sheik Gumi.

But unarmed #EndSars protesters protesting for a beter country deserves to be attacked, shoot at, and killed by Nigerian militia (army), not fulani bandith (terrorists) murderers.

Useless country.

Ethanuella:
And not one bandit was caught

Let the movie continue

Buhari's fulani regime are the sponsors and main backers of fulani terrorists. Remember, their parent terrorist organization, Miyeti allah are the ones ruling this satanic regime.
A regime dangling destruction of flora and ecosystem of forests as excuse not to invade fulani terrorists camps and hideouts in forests across Nigeria is a Terrorist regime.

This right here is the reason why I respect ESN to the highest degree.
Nigeria is under terrorists invasion!

Those gunmen are egusi soup.

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

These people ehn, by the time this ma will leave, there'll nth left of this nation.

Northern leaders are staging a play for our viewing pleasure.

this is heart breaking .. who should we blame for the misfortune of this country

the citizen or

the president

These people still believe we be mugu.

What of the bandits? Did they escape with gunshot wounds as usual? North can conceal anything.

abi the one bandits left behind...

Some dey even charge phone, o ga o, ti bandit ba gbe eh mu

It shall never be well with the clown in also rock and his imported brothers.

Good job guys!!
But the figure tho

Exactly what we talked about just 120 minutes ago!
Shameless and foolish politicians.
Using our children's lives to play politics.

Tetehjewels:

They know they did. They have never stopped too. This recent and crazy killing spree by so called bandits has their name written all over it. They feel that if APC could win Presidency because the nation was in security jeopardy they can also use the same technique to wrest power from APC.

As far as I am concerned they are responsible for all the mess currently happening because if memory serves me well in the leaked memo Atiku was given by his foreign consultant during the run up to the last presidential elections one of the options he was given which would enable him win was to create serious unrest in the nation and the recent increase in attacks and killings to me is a clear indicator to this as 2023 is fast approaching

They will all be put to shame at the end.
It is obvious this is nothing but political shenanigans.
Using our children's lives to play politics.
Shameless animals call politicians.

comedy hub

M

Some dey charge phone sef..

Una well done.

What's happening to Nigeria

I can bet my two precious balls, that ransome was paid. If una like, make una lie from now till thy kingdom come, we know the truth!!

thats good there shouldn't be any form of negotiation with the bandits and terrorist we should discourages criminality not encourage it

... and no single arrest

Thank God for the rescue and wish others safe journey back home

Nigeria failed them

saaron:
Buhari's fulani regime are the sponsors and main backers of fulani terrorists. Remember, their parent terrorist organization, Miyeti allah are the ones ruling this satanic regime.

And you are the secretary, you are always present taking notes. You are obviously one of them

Nbotee:
Ahn ahn... make Una dey make up Una minds na... First they claimed only the females were kidnapped and d males were left alone.. Now the army have rescued over 130 males and 42 females.. ahn ahn... ..

why lord lugard