Suspected armed bandits have laid ambush at the Principal of Comprehensive Government Girls Secondary School Moriki Hajiya Halima Na’Ala alongside three other staff of the school.
According to a source who confided on this medium, the principal was attacked along Moriki while returning from inspection of her SS3 students who are writing their final year examination at Government Girls Arabic Secondary School (GGASS) Gusau.
He said the driver noticed the presence of the bandits at Yanbita a village few kilometers to Moriki and decided to turned back to avoid being attacked.
After turning back he decided to pass through an alternative route via a village called Sodingo when another set of bandits who were laying ambush fired a gunshot at the school vehicle and the bullet hits at the Vice Principal Malam Uwaisu who died few minutes after the incident.
It could be recall that as a result of the constant attacks by the armed bandits in various parts of Zamfafa state, government ordered for the closure of all government boarding schools pending when the situation improves.
And when the time for the NECO examination come, SS3 students of Unity Moriki were among those instructed to reconvene at GGASS Gusau for their final year examination.
The principal alongside other victims were returning from inspection visit of the SS3 students when the incident occurred.
Zamfara State Police Command could not be reached for comment as at the time of filing this report.
