The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that only eight students were abducted along with other citizens. It, however, said they were not kidnapped in the school compound.
On Monday, gunmen whisked away 10 victims from Government Day Secondary School in Awon, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The abduction is the latest onslaught launched by gunmen that have wreaked havoc in the North-Western state despite the efforts of the state government and security agencies.
But the state government in its update said it received detailed reports from security agencies on the incident, explaining that the students were not kidnapped within the school premises.
Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the students were on their way home from school when they met the bandits, who had abducted other residents.