Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have attacked a secondary school in Kwi hamlet, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau in Nigeria.
Two secondary school teachers were killed by the assailants, and the vice principal of Beco Comprehensive High School was hurt.
Rwang Danladi and Sandra Rwang Danladi were a young married couple when they died.
The victims were killed on Monday while the school staff was meeting to prepare for Friday’s speech and award-giving day, according to Rwang Tengwong, a spokesperson for the Berom Youths Moulder-Association (BYM), who confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
When the teachers were asked to leave the school grounds while the meeting was going on, the group claimed that some herders opened fire on them, killing the teachers.
The State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Alabo Alfred, has not yet responded to our correspondent’s questions about the situation.
The BYM spokesperson provided details about the incident, saying, “We are again saddened over the invasion of BECO Comprehensive School, Kwi, where two staff members, Mr. and Mrs. Rwang Danladi are reportedly shot dead and one Mr. Dalyop Emmanuel Ibrahim, the Vice Principal of the School, seriously injured by some known armed men alongside suspected bandits elements about 3:00 pm on Monday, August 14, 2023.
“The bandits entered the school compound with their cattle and interrupted the staff meeting. The staff had asked the herders to get their cows out of the school environment. But instead of complying, they brought out their arms and opened gunfire at the teachers.