There was pandemonium on Thursday in Nasarawa State over the alleged abduction threat letters sent to three government secondary schools by members of the dreaded Boko Haram group.
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Students of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Lafia which was one of the schools that got the threat fled their hostels for fear of being abducted by the insurgents.
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Available students who confirmed the incident said that many of their colleagues have left the school while they are waiting for the remaining students so that they escape together.
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Security operatives had been deployed to the schools to forestall any intrusion as stern looking mobile policemen have already taken over the school premises.
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Reacting, the state Commissioner for Education, Yakubu Na'Hauwa, denied knowledge of the event, saying the information that students had left hostels had not reached his office.
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However, the state Police PRO, Ismaila Numan, confirmed that the letter was received on Tuesday, adding that the police had commenced investigations on its authenticity or otherwise.