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Authorities Nigeria investigate today the possible kidnapping of 600 students during an attack by an insurgent group on a state school Katsina, located in the north of the country, so the possibility of a Islamic terrorist act.
The governor of Katsina, Aminu Bello Masari, decreed the closure of all high schools in the state, in which the president was born Muhammadu Buhari, who on the day of the attack had visited the region on an official visit.
Masari, visiting the attacked school, asked citizens to be patient and assured the families of the victims that he would do whatever is necessary to secure the release of the hostages.
Buhari condemned the attack and ordered the security forces to persecute those responsible, according to local media quoted by the press agency Tlam. I condemn in the strongest terms the attack by these cowardly bandits against innocent children of Kankara School of Science; Our prayers are with the families of the students, the education authorities and the injured, the president said. Likewise, he requested an audit of the educational authorities and requested the help of the families of the pupils in order to determine the precise number of students abducted.
Civilian and military authorities have revealed that, thanks to aerial scans, they detected the hiding place of the attackers and that during the first operations shootings have taken place and no casualties have been reported, at least among regular troops and students, according to a presidential spokesman.
The attackers, identified as suspected militiamen, entered the school with their motorcycles around 11:30 p.m. yesterday and the attack started. one security guard injured and no fatalities, according to police spokesman Gambo Isah. They attacked the school with dangerous weapons and started shooting at the men guarding the school; the shooting gave the students a chance to jump over the fence and enter town, Isah said.
The spokesperson said more than 200 students had fled to the city and had already returned, but admitted that authorities are still trying to determine the number of hostages, as the school is home to around 800 students.
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