Van belonging to high court judge used to kidnap Kebbi students – Police

According to the Kebbi police command, the vehicle used to kidnap students from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi, belonged to a state high court judge.

The van was seized by bandits on Birnin Yauri road, according to Kebbi police spokesman Nafi’u Abubakar.

According to Abubakar, the number of pupils taken from the school in the state’s Ngaski LGA has yet to be determined.

He claimed that rumors that 50 students had been kidnapped from the school were untrue.

“The attention of the police has been drawn to reports made by some media stations that a police vehicle was used in kidnapping about 50 students of the FGC,” he said.

“A White Hilux Van with registration No. kBSJ 29 belonging to a High Court judge with inscription of Kebbi State Judiciary, hijacked by bandits on Birnin Yauri road was the one used in the kidnapping and not a police vehicle as stated by some media stations.

“The command wishes to make it clear and set the records straight that yet to be ascertained number of students are still missing as rescue operation is still ongoing.”

Abubakar stated that the leadership will continue to update the media on the students’ rescue operations.