Unknown gunmen have abducted 23 pupils following an attack on an unregistered orphanage and school facility in the Zariagi area of Lokoja, Kogi State.
The incident, which occurred on Sunday evening, also resulted in the abduction of the proprietor’s wife.
Confirming the attack in a statement today, Monday, the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said the state government received reports of a security breach at an unregistered orphanage and school facility located in an isolated area of Zariagi, along the Kabba Junction.
He said the facility—identified as Dahallukitab Group of Schools—was operating illegally in a remote, bushy environment without registration with the Kogi State government and without the knowledge of relevant authorities and security agencies.
