Two children and a lecturer of the Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State, have been abducted.
It was learnt that the gunmen invaded the staff quarters of the main campus of the institution, owned by the Kaduna State government, around 9pm on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the Secretary, Information and Protocol Unit of the polytechnic, Abdullahi Shehu, as confirming on Sunday that the victims were abducted from their homes located within the institution.
He said that the father of the two abducted children was injured by the gunmen and was receiving treatment at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.
The kidnapped lecturer teaches at the School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics of the polytechnic.
The rector of the Polytechnic, Kabir Abdullahi, also confirmed the incident, saying the attackers gained entrance into the school premises on Saturday night.
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“I was in Kaduna when the Chief Security Officer of the college called me and informed me about the attack,” he said.
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“It is true that the bandits have kidnapped one of my staff, Engineer Bello Atiku who is the Head of Department, Computer Engineering in the school.
“He was also kidnapped along with two children to an unknown destination.”
The rector attributed the incident to the porous nature of the school which, according to him, exposed the polytechnic community to unforeseen danger.
He said, despite the vast land and the forest, the school is unfenced, thereby making it prone to danger.
He appealed to the polytechnic community to remain calm, saying security operatives are on top of the situation.
The spokesperson of Kaduna State Police Command, Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident and said police operatives had been deployed to secure the area, track the perpetrators and rescue the victims.
Many people, especially, in some suburbs within Kaduna metropolis, have abandoned their homes “to safer locations,” due to persistent invasion and abduction.
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