Security agencies search for abductors after Kogi school attack
A joint team of police and security agencies is searching for gunmen who abducted the principal of Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, four students, and a NECO ad hoc staff member during an examination in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident happened as students were sitting for their National Examinations Council exam. Salisu Oyiza, the police spokesperson, confirmed that one student has been rescued and efforts are ongoing to free the remaining victims. The police also addressed a separate incident involving the abduction and recovery of a corpse along the Ochadamu-Ejule Expressway.
What happened
- The abduction took place at about 5:25pm while students were writing their NECO examination.
- Salisu Oyiza stated that four students, the school principal, and a NECO ad hoc staff member were taken by the attackers.
- Security agencies launched a search-and-rescue operation, resulting in the rescue of one student so far.
- Naziru Kankarofi, the Commissioner of Police, along with other top officials, visited the scene for assessment.
- In a related case, a corpse and vehicle were recovered after an abduction incident on 9 July 2026 along the Ochadamu-Ejule Expressway, with efforts ongoing to rescue other victims.
