Many students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina are missing when bandits attacked them on Friday.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Gambo Isah, said this in a statement he made available to newsmen on Saturday.
“The police, Nigerian Army, and Nigerian Air Force are working closely with the school authorities to ascertain the actual number of the abducted students while search parties are assiduously working with a view of rescuing the missing students.
“It will be too early to say at this particular moment the actual number of students that have been kidnapped or missing,” he said.
Isah stated that the hoodlums attacked the students around 9.40pm by shooting continuously with AK-47 rifles.
He added that the policemen on duty responded to the attack and engaged them in a gun duel which gave the students opportunity to scale the fence of the school and ran for safety.
According to him, a police inspector was injured during the cross-fire. He noted that the policeman had been taken to a hospital where he is receiving treatment.
The PPRO stated that on the process, the police were able to rescue over 200 students.
“The DPO reinforced the policemen on duty with Armoured Personnel Carrier, (APC), which forced the hoodlums to retreat into the forest.