For fear of insecurity, teachers and students of Ohorhe Secondary School in Uvwie local government area of Delta State have abandoned school after two teachers of the school were abducted on Tuesday.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Delta State Police Command had said there is ongoing efforts to secure release of the two female teachers but this has not been enough to boost confidence of teachers and students to return to teaching and learning.
The principal, teachers and students of the school refused to resume and only a few students and a teacher were seen outside their classrooms as of Thursday.
One of the teachers, who spoke with TNG on the phone, said they are still in shock as a result of what happened and that they are not sure of what could happen next.
“It is shocking. Since the incident happened on Tuesday, I am still shaking. I was in the staff room when they came in.
“I was so frightened. They told us not to shout. They told us to cooperate. When they came we thought they were actual military officers. Until the untold happened.
“As for the names of the teachers involved, I cannot give you that details now. You should do your findings. Even no one has come to address the situation until now,” the teacher told TNG.
TNG reports a number of unknown gunmen stormed the Ohorhe secondary school, located about five minutes drive from the city of Warri and abducted two teachers on Tuesday.
The Police Command in the State confirmed the abduction of the two school teachers to TNG, while an eyewitness narrated how the incident happened.
“Yes, it is true. Two teachers were abducted,” the public relations officer of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya stated when contacted by TNG.
She further stated that efforts were on to track the kidnappers and secure the release of the victims.
Meanwhile, according to the eyewitness, the gunmen stormed the school in commando style. He said the gunmen drove into the premises of the school in a gold coloured Highlander, which registration number was yet to be confirmed.
According to the eyewitness, the gunmen drove into the school and parked in the premises for some time before storming the school staff room, wielding guns and taking away the two female teachers.
“I was in the village. I was sitting with my two brothers. I am not living here. I came for a visit. The next minute, what we heard was: kidnappers, kidnappers.
“So we ran down to the school. Before getting there, the kidnappers have already gone.
“Then we went to meet the teachers and they started explaining that some gunmen, they came into the school in army uniform, that they drove in in one gold coloured Highlander.
“When they came, they parked. After some time, they came down. They entered the staff room wielding guns.
“When our community boys heard the shout of kidnappers, they started running towards the direction of the school.
“They met the Highlander coming out of the school premises and they pointed gun at the boys.
“The boys ran down there with their empty hands, no cutlass, no wood, and nothing; so they had to back off as there was nothing they could do in that situation.
“They started shouting to draw attention as the school is close to the road. Before others came, the kidnappers are already gone,” the eyewitness narrated to TNG.
Meanwhile, the Delta State Police Commissioner, Hafiz Inuwa has also confirmed the kidnap. He promised to bring the perpetrators to book.