As the dust is yet to settle over the abduction and rescue of the over 300 kankara students, gunmen on Saturday night abducted students of Islamiyya schools in Mahuta town, Dandume LGA, Katsina state.
In a story broken by the The cable, an online news outlet, the gunmen were not so successful this time as the police claim the students have now been rescued.
According to the story, the Islamic students were on their way back home after they attended a maulid procession at Unguwar Al-Kasim, a nearby village.
Maulud Nabiyyi is Prophet Mohammad’s birthday.
The rescue operation was successful , with the help of a combined team of policemen and local vigilante group in the area, the police confirmed.
Confirming the incident, the spokesman to the kastina state police command, Gambo Isah said that the rescue team engaged in a fight with the bandits around 3am and chased them away.
More to follow…
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