Gunmen attack: Civil Defense officer killed, 3 students abducted in Edo
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted three students from the Catholic’s Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary School in Ivianokpodi, Agenebode, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State.
According to reports, the assailants also killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and injured a local vigilante who was attached to the school.
A community source revealed that the gunmen stormed the school around 9 PM on Wednesday. Just last month, the same area witnessed the kidnapping of two brothers, where a ransom of N36 million was paid, but the victims were not released, leading to an additional demand for N6 million from their family.
Rev. Fr Peter Egielewa, spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese of Auchi, confirmed the civil defense officer’s death and the seminarians’ abduction, marking this as the second attack within the last ten months.
He expressed concern over the ongoing threat to the Catholic school, its staff, and its facilities. “Ten months ago, a priest was kidnapped, and now three seminarians were abducted while a civil defense corps officer was killed, and a local vigilante was injured,” he stated.
Egielewa urged the government to take action to protect the lives of students and staff at the institution. “We hope the security agencies at the local, state, and federal levels will assume responsibility so our people can live in peace and safety,” he concluded.
Source: Daily Trust
