Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Friday night invaded Government Science Secondary School Kankara in Katsina State and abducted unknown number of students .
This happened barely a few hours after the President , Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd . ) , arrived in his home state of Katsina for a week- long private visit .
Residents told The PUNCH that the gunmen invaded the school about 10 . 15 p. m and shot at one of the policemen manning the main gate of the school .
One of the policemen, who was said to have been wounded on the leg , is currently receiving treatment in a hospital in the Kankara town .
It was learnt that the bandits then proceeded to the staff quarters where they abducted the wife of an employee in the school before they stormed the students ’ hostel and abducted unspecified number of students .
Military sources disclosed that troops of the Nigerian Army later arrived at the school to confront the bandits and the bandits absconded with some of the students in the process .
Some of the students were also said to have escaped from the school during the gun duel between the troops and the bandits .
The Spokesman for the Katsina Police Command , SP Gambo Isah , confirmed the incident but could not disclose the exact number of students abducted.
Speaking with The PUNCH on Saturday morning , Isah said , “ We are still taking the headcount of the students . Maybe no student was even abducted as some of the students had to escape from the school during the gun duel . So , I cannot give you the exact number of students actually abducted for now. ”
A senior staff at the school equally said the headcount of the students were being taken as of the time of filing this report .
The staff , who pleaded for anonymity , added that parents of wards have rushed to the school to know the fate of their children.