Bandits have reportedly attacked a government primary school at Kuriga community of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting scores of pupils, Channelstv reports.

The community is located along the Kaduna Birnin-Gwari Road which has been terrorised by bandits for many years.

The police authorities and the Kaduna State government are yet to confirm the incident but a local source told Channels Television that the bandits invaded the school at 8:30am on Thursday and took away many pupils including the head teacher.

He added that many students sustained injuries as they attempt to flee the school on sighting the bandits.

Channelstv further reports that bandit attacks in the North-West part of the country has been on the increase in recent times, with resident taking to the streets to protest the ugly trend.