From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the deployment of additional operational and investigative personnel to Kankara, Katsina, for the search and rescue of students abducted from Government Science Secondary School, by armed men on Friday.
Police spokesman Frank Mba, who made this known in a statement on Saturday, said the deployment, which includes personnel from the Police Tactical Squads and crack detectives from the Force Intelligence Bureau, would provide investigative support to the Katsina State Police Command, which has since swung into action to rescue the school children.
Mba, in the statement issued Saturday night, indicated:
‘The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni, has ordered the deployment of additional operational and investigative assets to support the ongoing search and rescue operations in Kankara and its environs in Katsina State. The deployment is sequel to the unfortunate attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State by heavily armed men on 11th December 2020 which left some of the students missing.
‘The deployment, which includes personnel from the Police Tactical Squads and crack detectives from the Force Intelligence Bureau, will provide investigative support to the Katsina State Police Command. They are also to work in sync with the military and other law enforcement agents in coordinated efforts aimed at rescuing the students, hunting down the perpetrators and bringing them to book.
‘Investigations so far reveal that one of the attackers was killed and a policeman injured during the attack. The exact number of students missing cannot be ascertained at the moment as massive operations including investigations, search and rescue exercise are still ongoing.
‘Meanwhile, the IGP has ordered the immediate review and strengthening of security arrangements around educational institutions in the Country.’
