Bandits in Zamfara attacked Government Girls Secondary School, Moriki in Zurmi local government area of the state and kidnapped six people on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.
The gunmen abducted two teachers of the school and four women who are nursing students, according to a report by BBC Hausa.
The gunmen could not reach the students' hostel during the attack which happened late on Wednesday while residents were watching the UEFA Champions League game between Barcelona and Liverpool.
The bandits are reported to have killed one man when they opened fire in the town.
No students abducted, 5 people missing - Police
In a press statement sent to Pulse on Thursday, May 2, the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, SP Mohammed Shehu, confirmed the attack was carried out by an unidentified number of armed men who entered through the back fence of the school with intent to abduct students.
However, he said the attackers were confronted and stopped from gaining access to the students' hostels by a combined team of PMF/CTU and Civilian JTF personnel.
He disclosed that no students were kidnapped by the gunmen who took a retreat into the bush but that two caterers and three of their children were later discovered to be missing.
"The police is collaborating with the school authority to establish the whereabout of the missing persons. To this end, a search and rescue operation team has been dispatched to the surrounding bushes for an extensive bush combing.
"Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in the school and its environment to forestall further happening," the statement read.
The Police command appealed to members of the public to be very vigilant and report any suspicious character to the police for prompt response.
Zamfara has been terribly-hit with a wave of kidnappings and killings by bandits, making it the face of insecurity in the country over the past few months.
According to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, of the 685 people kidnapped across the country in the first quarter of 2019, Zamfara recorded the highest national kidnap rate with 281 victims.