Bandits abduct Kogi school principal, supervisor, students

Suspected bandits attacked a secondary school in Kogi State on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, abducting the school principal, a national examination supervisor, and four students during an ongoing test. The assault occurred at Government Secondary School in the Dekina Local Government Area, with security forces launching an immediate rescue operation that has already secured the freedom of one student.

The attack took place in the late afternoon, while students were sitting for a National Examinations Council (NECO) examination. According to residents, heavily armed assailants stormed the community, firing sporadically to scare people before invading the school premises. A community leader, Sunday Alkali, described a chaotic scene where the gunmen initially retreated after seeing many people outside but later returned, shooting indiscriminately and forcing everyone to flee. It was only after the gunfire subsided that locals discovered the school had been targeted, with examination papers scattered across classrooms and no students or officials in sight.

The victims were identified as the school principal, Mr. Nyada Daniel; the NECO supervisor, Mr. Solomon Audu; and four students....