Gunmen have abducted the principal of Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, four students writing the ongoing National Examinations Council examination and a NECO ad hoc staff member in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday while candidates were sitting for the examination, according to the Kogi State Police Command.
The command's spokesperson, ASP Salisu Oyiza, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday that the attackers stormed the school and whisked away the victims.
She, however, said security operatives had launched a coordinated rescue operation involving the police and other security agencies, leading to the rescue of one of the abducted students.
Oyiza said efforts were ongoing to secure the release of the remaining victims and arrest those responsible for the attack.
According to her, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Naziru Kankarofi, alongside the Brigade Commander and the state's Security Adviser, had headed to the community to assess the situation and coordinate security measures.
She added that the command would provide further details as investigations progressed and more verified information became available.
Meanwhile, the police also confirmed that a corpse earlier seized by suspected bandits along the Ochadamu-Ejule Expressway had been recovered.
The deceased, identified as Augustine Ikwue, an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps, died in Lokoja and was being conveyed to Otukpo, Benue State, for burial when armed men attacked the vehicle on July 9 and abducted its occupants.
Oyiza said a joint operation involving the police, military, Vigilante Group of Nigeria and community policing personnel recovered the abandoned vehicle and casket, which has since been deposited at the Elemona Mortuary in Ejule.
She noted that efforts were continuing to rescue the kidnapped passengers and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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