The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has come under ‘fire’ for his handling of the many abductions in his state. This is coming in the aftermath of the killing of three of the students of Greenfield University, a private institution located off the now dangerous Kaduna-Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area of the State.
DAILY Post reported that unspecified number of students were abducted after bandits invaded the school and killed a security staff while taking away some of the students. However, Nigerians were shocked when the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan announced on Friday that three of the students, a male and two females had been killed by the insurgents.
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Gunmen have attacked a private university in Kaduna State on Tuesday night, abducting an unspecified number of students.
The academic institution, Greenfield University, is located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and also the first private university in the state established three years ago.
The latest incident is the first major attack that bandits will launch on communities around the Kaduna-Abuja Highway since 300 female soldiers were deployed to the general area in January this year.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident to Channels Television.
However, eyewitnesses, said the gunmen stormed the university last night and started shooting sporadically, before taking some of the students away.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted some students of Green Field University in Kaduna State.
The private varsity is located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and also the first private university in the state established about three years ago.
The latest incident is the first major attack that bandits will launch on communities around the Kaduna-Abuja Highway since 300 female soldiers were deployed to the general area in January this year.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident.
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One person has been killed as gunmen attacked the Greenfield University in Kaduna State.
The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident to journalists on Wednesday.
Mr. Aruwan during the visit to the school disclosed that the victim is a staff of the private university.
He said that the number of students abducted is yet to be ascertained, but will be confirmed after a headcount of the students.
Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan briefs journalists on the attack on Greenfield University
Briefing journalists, he said, “Yesterday Tuesday 20th of April 2021, at 8:30 pm we received a distress call that armed bandits were attacking Greenfield University, troops and other security agencies were immediately deployed to the institution.
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