TERRORISTS KILL VICE PRINCIPAL AND TWO OTHERS IN KOGI, PROMPT EDO TO SHUT SCHOOLS
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By: Tajudeen Aminat
Terrorists have killed a vice principal and two others in Kogi State while abducting three students, even as Edo State ordered the immediate closure of three schools over intelligence warnings of a planned attack.
The attack occurred on Tuesday at Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area, where armed men invaded Government Secondary School, disrupted the ongoing WAEC examination, and reportedly targeted students writing English Language.
Community sources confirmed that the victims included Mr. Gani Anifowose, the vice principal of the school, and two other residents, while three students preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were taken away by the attackers.
Security operatives, however, said they repelled the assault and prevented what could have been a mass abduction, engaging the attackers in a gun duel that forced them to flee. The police also confirmed that one of the attackers was neutralised during the operation.
The Kogi State Police Command said joint security forces, including police, military personnel, and local vigilantes, responded swiftly after receiving distress calls and are currently combing nearby forests in search of the fleeing suspects.
In Edo State, authorities ordered the closure of Ososo Grammar School, Ososo Comprehensive High School, and Makeke Secondary School in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area following intelligence reports of a possible kidnap plot targeting students.
The directive came after security agencies raised concerns over planned attacks in the area, prompting precautionary suspension of academic activities while security arrangements were reinforced to protect students sitting for examinations.
Across other parts of the country, panic also spread in Minna, Niger State, where parents rushed to withdraw their children from schools over rumours of a terrorist invasion, while similar fear was reported in parts of Lagos following a false alarm of kidnappings in a school complex.
The developments have renewed calls from northern and southern regional groups for urgent national action on worsening insecurity, with stakeholders urging the Federal Government to declare a security emergency and strengthen protection for schools and communities nationwide.
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