BEVERLY HILLS, May 02, (THEWILL) –Â Suspected bandits have attacked the Government Girls Secondary School, Moriki, Zulu Local Government, Zamfara State.
The BBC Hausa reports that the bandits shot sporadically and abducted two teachers and four nursing students of the school, also killing one man in the process.
The incident happened on Wednesday night as residents watched a UEFA Champions League game between Barcelona and Liverpool.
Local residents said the bandits were unable to get to where students were sleeping.
Zamfara has been under attack from bandits in recent times with President Buhari ordering service chiefs to be more proactive and ruthless in dealing with them.
The rising spate of criminal activities and killings in the state have been linked to the illegal mining of gold in the region.
