Suspected terrorists have invaded an LEA Primary School in Kuriga town of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State abducting dozens of pupils on Thursday morning.
Residents who spoke to journalists as eyewitnesses put the number of abducted pupils to about 100.
According to reports, the headteacher and the staff of the school were reportedly among the victims.
The tragic incident, which happened at about 8:20 am immediately after the assembly on Thursday, reportedly threw the area into pandemonium as residents were hounded with panic.
The junior and secondary sections relocated to the school building inside the Kuriga town a few years ago when insecurity worsened which led to the abandonment of their former structure situated outside the town.
Confirming the incident, a resident called Shitu, said most of the pupils ran out of their classes when they sighted the assailants on the school premises.
Another resident, Lawal Kuriga, who spoke to Daily Trust said abductees were marched into the forest.
Meanwhile, there was no official reaction from the state government at the time of filing this report.
