By Ismail Auwal
Three primary school pupils abducted by bandits on early hours of Monday bandits stormed the UBE primary school at Rama in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area, Kaduna State have escaped.
Naomi Francis, a teacher in the school, who escaped abduction in an interview with Daily Trust said that the three pupils have regained their freedom but said they had been beaten by the bandits.
However, nothing is known of the three teachers earlier abducted alongside the pupils.
Narrating how the bandits penetrated the school, she said: “They came in after the morning assembly.
“We had all gone into the classrooms when six of the bandits came on motorcycles while others surrounded the school.
“I had stepped out from my class when I noticed students of primary 5 and 6 running out.
“I immediately alerted my students to run and they did.”
Also speaking, a resident, Mai Saje Rama, confirmed that the pupils had returned to the community but said the whereabouts of the teachers was uncertain.
“The vigilante that went after them came back without success, they could not locate the bandits,” he said.
The Councilor of Rama, Aliyu Isa, earlier said that no pupil was abducted.
He claimed the bandits attacked a nearby village and abducted two persons and also stole cows.
