The Zamfara State government has confirmed the abduction of schoolgirls from a secondary school in the state.

Thelagostimes had earlier reported that armed men unleashed an attack on the Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Friday morning.

Zailani Bappa, the spokesperson to the Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, told Premium Times that the exact number of students kidnapped has not been ascertained.

He said the state government is working with security operatives to ascertain the details of the kidnap and ensure the kidnapped victims are freed.

Meanwhile, Daily Post reports that the Zamfara State Police Command disclosed that about three-hundred and seventeen (317) students were abducted from the school.

A teacher in the school had told the BBC Hausa that about 300 female students were kidnapped.