Schoolchildren in Minna, the Niger State capital, on Wednesday hurriedly ended school sessions and fled to their homes over fear of a bandits’ invasion of the state capital.
The PUNCH gathered that the pupils and students did not wait for closing time before taking to their heels over fears that bandits may have stormed their schools.
Parents who also heard of a possible invasion of Minna by terrorists made calls to the principals of their children’s schools to confirm whether the rumour was true and whether schools had actually been closed for the day.
A parent, who gave her name as Chinenye Nwadike, said when she learnt of a terrorists’ invasion of Minna, she started calling her husband, who sells household items at Kasuan Gwari Market, to confirm if their three children had left school for the shop.
“Nobody wants to risk his life. Our three children attend a Catholic
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