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  • Number of students kidnapped in Kebbi school unknown – Police

    Number of students kidnapped in Kebbi school unknown – Police

    The Police Command in Kebbi says it is yet to ascertain the number of students kidnapped from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Ngaski Local Government Area on Thursday.

    The Command’s spokesman, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, said in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Friday that reports making the rounds that 50 students were kidnapped form the school were false.

    He stated that: “the attention of the police has been drawn to reports made by some media stations that a police vehicle was used in kidnapping about 50 students of the FGC.

    “A White Hilux Van with registration No. KBSJ 29 belonging to a High Court judge with inscription of Kebbi State Judiciary, hijacked by bandits on Birnin Yauri road was the one used in the kidnapping and not a police vehicle as stated by some media stations.

    “The Command wishes to make it clear and set the records straight that yet to be ascertained number of students are still missing as rescue operation is still on-going.’’

    Abubakar expressed the Command’s commitment to brief members of the media as events unfolded.

    He urged the public and media to ensure their information was correct before drawing conclusions.

    UK-based Reuters News Agency and Qatar-based Al-Jazeera Television reported that 80 students and five teachers were taking away from the school by the kidnappers who also killed a policeman in the attack.

  • JUST IN: Gunmen invade Kebbi school, kidnap several students

    JUST IN: Gunmen invade Kebbi school, kidnap several students

    Gunmen have abducted several female students of Federal Government Girls College Yawuri in Kebbi State.

    The bandits broke into the school premises on Thursday afternoon in police mufti, The Nation learnt.
    “They pointed a gun at the school guards and asked them for the girls’ hostels.

    “Before you know what was happening the bandits invaded the school and started abducting female students,” a source confided.

    Details soon…

  • Kano varsity management warns students against protests as vehicle crushes 200level student to death

    Kano varsity management warns students against protests as vehicle crushes 200level student to death

    Bayero University Kano (BUK), has warned its students against protesting the death of a 200-level student, who was crushed by a moving vehicle.
    The Secretary, Information and Publication of the University, Malam Lamara Garba, issued the warning in a statement on Sunday.
    He said that the deceased, Kamaluddeen Moshood of the department of accounting, died on Saturday at the National Orthopedic Hospital Dala, following injuries he sustained during the accident.
    Garba explained that Moshood was hit by a fast-moving vehicle outside the University on June 8, 2021, at about 10:00 pm.
    The secretary further said that on receiving the report of the accident, the Vice Chancellor directed the Dean of Students Affairs to visit the scene and take all necessary action.
    “The driver of the vehicle was apprehended while the victim was rushed to the hospital under the supervision of the University Director of Health Services for prompt medical attention.
    “While at the hospital, preliminary investigations revealed that Moshood had a severe leg injury and needed to have his leg amputated to save his life.
    “It was in the process of stabilizing his health that he died,” he said.
    “The University did everything possible to save the life of Moshood, so any student(s) caught protesting will be decisively dealt with.
    “All serious-minded students are advised to face their studies and prepare for the forthcoming second semester examination, which will begin soon,” he said.
    Garba said that the University management extends its heartfelt condolences to the deceased family, his associates and the entire members of the University community.
    He revealed that the university has requested the Federal Ministry of Works to urgently construct pedestrians’ bridge near the main gate of the new campus for students to cross over the highway.
  • Buhari issues order on abduction of students from Niger school

    Buhari issues order on abduction of students from Niger school

    President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the recovery of the 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State.

    DAILY POST had reported that bandits attacked Islamiyya School at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State at the weekend and kidnapped about 200 students, killing one person and critically injuring another during the operation.

    A statement by Garba Shehu, the President’s mouthpiece, said that his principal received briefing on the latest incident of school kidnapping and condemned it.

    Garba Shehu said that Buhari urged all the agencies involved in the rescue operation to do their utmost in securing their immediate release.

    “He [Buhari]also directed the concerned government agencies to extend possible support to the families of the kidnapped children,” Shehu said.

  • BREAKING: 14 abducted Greenfield University students released

    BREAKING: 14 abducted Greenfield University students released

    Some 14 abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State have been released.

    According to a report by Channels Television, the students were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway.

    The Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai and few others were expected to receive the students at the drop-off location.

    Although, the government and police authorities are yet to confirm the development, the parents of the abducted students said that they paid ransom, in addition to providing eight new motorcycles to the kidnappers before they agreed to release their children.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the students were abducted by bandits from their hostels on April 20.

    On April 23, the remains of three of the abducted students were found in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the university.

    The Kaduna Government reported on April 26 that the kidnappers had killed an additional two students.

    At a meeting held in Kaduna in April, parents of the students appealed to the government and public to help with the N800 million ransom demand from the kidnappers.

    The Kaduna State Government and the Federal Government have discouraged ransom payments to bandits.

    In a statement on May 5, President Muhammadu Buhari appealed for “the release of the students of the Greenfield University.”

    The students release comes 40 days after they were abducted.

  • EFCC arrests 30 suspected Yahoo-Yahoo students in Kwara

    EFCC arrests 30 suspected Yahoo-Yahoo students in Kwara

    Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 30 suspected internet fraudsters, also known as Yahoo-Yahoo boys, in Ilorin.

    The arrest of the suspect who were mostly students picked from different locations within Ilorin followed “actionable intelligence received on their criminal activities”, the commission said.

    Items recovered from them include 10 exotic cars, mobile phones, laptops, charms and several “incriminating documents”.

    The EFCC said they will be arraigned in court as soon as investigations are concluded.

    Those arrested are Adigun Oladapo, Olamilekan Ogunsola, Fuad Abidemi, Haastrup Samuel, Olamide Adeyemi, Akinola Abideen, Ebenezer Haastrup, Kehinde Adeyemi, Quadri Kareem, Abubakar Abdulbashit, Damilola Akinola, Ola-Oluwa Samuel, David Oyewole, Mojereola Toheeb, Isaac Chikezie, Joshua Chiekezie, Abdulsalam Opeyemi and Abawonjo Abdulazeez.

    Others are Ganiyu Olanrewaju, Adeleke Ibrahim, Taiwo Ganiyu, Oke Gideon, Olakunle Adebisi, Ajani Samuel, Joshua Ogizien, Sodiq Olasupo, Olamilekan Mubarak, Adeniyi Olashile, Rotimi Adeyemi and Rasaq Olanrewaju.

    The commission lamented the prevalence of varsity students in internet fraud and cybercrimes during an anti-corruption sensitization lecture for students of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin.

    The Zonal Head of the Ilorin Office of the EFCC, Usman Muktar who spoke through the Head, Public Affairs Department of the Zone, Babatunde Ayodele urged students to imbibe the culture of excellence as future leaders of the country and to shun all forms of criminality.

    The EFCC boss decried the way students get involved in internet fraud and other form of economic and financial crimes, while stressing the determination of the Commission to bring such criminals to book.

    He advised the students to focus on their studies and desist from all forms of cybercrime and other forms of criminalities.

  • US announces priority visa appointments for Nigerian students

    US announces priority visa appointments for Nigerian students

    The United States authorities have announced “priority visa appointments” for Nigerian students who will resume studies during the Fall.

    In a statement on Friday, Susan Tuller, U.S Mission Country Consular Coordinator, said the two visa processing centres in Nigeria – the U.S Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General office in Lagos – will assist student visa applicants in a timely fashion while keeping personnel and customers safe.

    She warned applicants against the use of third-party services, including touts, and fixers who broker visa appointments.

    “As we continue to prioritize the health and safety of our staff and customers, processing student visas remains a high priority for the U.S. Mission in Nigeria,” Tuller said.

    “We will increase the number of student visa appointments in May and June to ensure that we can offer appointments to as many students as possible. If your U.S. studies are scheduled to begin this Fall, we encourage you to schedule your appointment as quickly as possible.”

    Tuller explained that all student visa appointments must be booked through the U.S. Travel Docs website at www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/.

    She said Nigeria sends more students to American colleges and universities than any other country in Africa and is the eleventh largest source worldwide of international students to the United States.

    “In academic year 2019-2020, a record-breaking number of nearly 14,000 Nigerians pursued graduate and undergraduate degrees in the United States.

    “Both Nigeria and the United States benefit when Nigerian students study at one of our world-class educational institutions.”

  • Insecurity: End abduction of students, staffers now, ASSU tells FG

    Insecurity: End abduction of students, staffers now, ASSU tells FG

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi (FUAM) on Thursday called on the Federal Government to urgently save educational institutions from the grips of criminal elements.

    Chairperson of ASUU-FUAM, Dr Simon Ejembi, said the call became necessary following the spate of insecurity in the country which continues to deteriorate every passing day.

    Some students of FUAM were abducted on campus by gunmen a few days ago from a lecture hall where they were reading.

    Ejembi said that the event added to the list of campuses and secondary schools premises that have been attacked in the country in recent times.

    “The current trend of students and staff abduction can only suggest that there is a siege on the educational system which apparently targets a complete crippling of the major organ of national development and this should not be condoned by any responsible government.

    “ASUU-FUAM condemns the recent attack and abduction of our students and the unchallenged siege in totality and in all ramification and call that the perpetrators of this dastardly acts must be urgently brought to book.

    “We, therefore, call the powers that be, the relevant security agents and agencies to save this nation from total invasion by some elements inimical to the development of this great nation and from losing its sovereignty,” he stated.

  • Gunmen kidnap mission school students in Plateau State

    Gunmen kidnap mission school students in Plateau State

    Gunmen suspected to be bandits in the early of Thursday (today) kidnapped four students of Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State.

    According to a report by Channels Television, three of the students have escaped, while one is still in captivity.

    The school is an arm of Calvary ministries.

    Capro is few kilometres away from the Yakubu Gowon airport and about 60 kilometres from Jos, the state capital.

    A global mission leader and President of Para-Mallam Peace Foundation, Reverend Gideon Para-Mallam confirmed that the attackers broke the rear fence of the school where a hole was drilled to gain access into the school compound and abducted the students.

    He further stated that the intervention of security agencies prevented what could have been another mass abduction as the assailants took to their heels after realising the reinforcement of security in the area.

    Three of the students escaped as the abductors fled.

    The Plateau State Police Command is yet to make any statement on the incident as community efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the abducted student still in captivity.

  • Names of 5 Kaduna students rescued from kidnappers revealed

    Names of 5 Kaduna students rescued from kidnappers revealed

    Troops of I Division FCC Nigerian Army have revealed the names of the five students of the College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna rescued from the hands of their kidnappers.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the five students were among 39 others kidnapped by bandits on March 11.

    The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

    Yerima gave the names of the rescued students as Abubakar Yakubu, Francis Paul, Obadiya Habakkuk, Amina Yusuf and Maryam Danladi.

    He said the rescued students are currently receiving medical attention in a military facility in Kaduna.

    According to him, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) I Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen Danjuma Alli-Keffi, has commended the troops for their effort.

    “He charged them not to rest on their oars until all kidnap victims are rescued and returned to their families,” he said.