Updated: Gunmen kill policeman, abduct five teachers, schoolgirls in Kebbi

Five teachers and many students have been abducted by some gunmen who attacked the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi State.

The gunmen, who shot sporadically into the air, also killed a policeman and wounded some of the students.

Police officers on the ground were said to have been overpowered during the attack on Thursday afternoon.

The gunmen reportedly stormed the school on motorcycles before engaging police officers present.

There is no official information yet regarding the number of students abducted by the attackers who are being reported to be bandits terrorising communities in the North.

Commissioner of Police in Kebbi, Mr Adeleke Adeyinka-Bode, said the abducted teachers included four males and one female.

He said, “The attack took place around 12 pm, and during the crossfire between police and the bandits, some students had been injured and one police officer was also injured and another was killed.

“The principal is not in the best state of mind as I am speaking to you now, because parents have trooped into the school searching for their children. So the principal cannot make proper head count call.”

He said the police had swung into action to secure the release of those kidnapped.

The attack is the latest in a series of mass abductions in schools across the northern parts of the country.