Troops have foiled an attempt by gunmen to attack Faith Academy, a secondary school owned by the Living Faith Church Worldwide, founded by Bishop David Oyedpo.
The school is located in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, not far from a boarding school where many students were abducted by the gunmen in an attack that happened in the early hours of Monday.
Daily Trust reports that gunmen had launched coordinated attacks on both Bethel secondary school and Faith Academy in the early hours of Monday.
A security agent confirmed to our correspondent that the gunmen broke into the premises of Faith Academy through the back fence around 1am but were repelled by soldiers, with assistance from the school security team.
A parent, whose son attends the school, told our correspondent that the school management had last week instructed all students to go home, except SS3 students who were preparing for final year exams.
She said adequate provision has been made to move the SS3 students to Barnawa in Kaduna south local government area where they are expected to continue with their studies.
She commended security agents for their timely intervention, saying her son and others who were in the hostel during the attack are safe and have been evacuated from the school premises.