The incident occurred on Saturday, October 31, 2026, when the students have been reportedly serving to their Islamic school instructor harvest maize on his farm.
The Niger State Police Command spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the kidnapping to journalists on Monday.
Abiodun mentioned the gunmen invaded the village at about 12:30 pm and took away the students whereas they have been engaged on the farm.
“On 31/10/2026 at about 12.30pm, suspected bandits invaded Tungan-Bako village via Rafi LGA and abducted some persons working on the farm,” he mentioned.
He added that preliminary reviews indicated that the victims have been about 14 students of an Islamiya school who had accompanied their instructor to reap maize.
The police spokesperson mentioned joint safety groups had commenced rescue operations to safe the discharge of the kidnapped students.
