LOKOJA, NIGERIA– A combined group of authorities tactical units, military personnel, and regional hunter groups has actually released an intensive search-and-rescue operation in Kogi State following a bold late-afternoon assault on Federal government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in the Dekina Local Government Area.
The greatly armed assailants reportedly stormed the school properties at about 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, capturing the school neighborhood off guard while trainees were actively writing their ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) papers. The gunmen abducted the school principal, an ad-hoc NECO assessment manager, and four trainees before leaving into the surrounding forest.
Tactical Rescue Operations Underway
Validating the event, the Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Authorities Command, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, mentioned that security forces reacted promptly to the distress signal.
According to the cops spokesperson, joint operational groups have already successfully saved one of the abducted trainees.
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She assured the general public that emergency situation tactical procedures have actually been deployed to secure the safe release of the remaining 5 victims and to find the fleeing outlaws.
Government and Security Chiefs Relocate To Ground Zero
To coordinate the rescue efforts firsthand, the State Commissioner of Authorities, CP Naziru Bello Kankarofi, alongside the military Brigade Commander and the State Security Advisor to the Governor, Commodore Jerry Omodara (Rtd), have actually travelled to the scene for an on-the-spot operational assessment.
The attack has actually raised fresh security issues among neighborhoods in Kogi East, with local stakeholders calling for tighter security at rural evaluation centres.
The Command specified that a detailed progress report will be released to the general public as more confirmed intelligence is gathered from the field.