The Police have rescued two out of the six pupils abducted from Local Government Education Authority, LGEA Primary School, Alwaza in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The six pupils were abducted on Friday morning by gunmen riding on motorcycles who laid siege on their school as children resumed for classes.
State police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the rescue of two of the victims in a statement he issued in Lafia, the state capital.
Nansel who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police, stated that efforts are on-going by police search teams, in collaboration with other security agencies to rescue the remaining four pupils unhurt.
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He expressed gratitude to the public for support given in the rescue operation so far and assured that the assailants would be brought to book.
Nansel appealed to members of the public to assist with information that could expedite the rescue of the four pupils still in captivity of their abductors.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
