Gunmen on Tuesday invaded Government Secondary School (GSS), Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the school principal, four students and a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad hoc official during the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination.

The incident was revealed in a report by counter-insurgency and security analyst Zagazola Makama, who said the attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. while candidates were in the examination hall writing their NECO papers.

According to the report, the heavily armed assailants stormed the school premises, causing panic before whisking away the principal, four students and the NECO ad hoc staff member to an undisclosed location.

“The attackers abducted four students alongside the principal of the school and a NECO ad hoc official before fleeing to an unknown destination,” the report stated.

Following the attack, a combined team of security personnel immediately launched a search-and-rescue operation and began tracking the kidnappers.

Makama disclosed that security sources confirmed that one of the abducted students has since been rescued, while efforts have been intensified to secure the release of the remaining victims.

Security operatives are currently carrying out bush-combing operations, intelligence gathering and surveillance across the area in a bid to locate the kidnappers' hideout and rescue those still in captivity.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing as security agencies continue efforts to apprehend the perpetrators and restore normalcy to the affected community.

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