Bandits have abducted Islamiyya school pupils and one teacher in Sakkai village, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, Daily Trust is reporting.
It was gathered that the victims were abducted while attending evening lessons within the school premises. However, details of the incident are still sketchy.
While the whereabouts of the abductees is unknown, the kidnappers are yet to reach out to the family.
Meanwhile, three persons were killed when bandits attacked Batsari town, headquarters of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina.
A resident of Batsari told the publication that one of the victims, who happened to be his aunt, died of cardiac arrest due to the fear of gunshots by the bandits. He said the other two died from stray bullets.
“By the time the bandits came to Batsari, we learnt that the security men were at Dankar village which was surrounded by bandits,” he said.
He added that eight persons were abducted by the gunmen during the attack.
Reacting, the Police spokesman in Katsina, SP Gambo Isah, said he had to contact DPO of Batsari for confirmation.
He, however, failed to comment on the Faskari incident as the military is in charge of the area.
This development comes as bandits abducted 15 students and 4 staff of the Zamfara State College of Agriculture, Northwest Nigeria.