Nigeria school abduction: Gunmen kidnap students in Niger state

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At least 150 students are reported missing after armed men stormed a school in Niger state.

Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria - the latest in a series of such attacks on schools.

A teacher told the BBC that 150 students were missing, while other reports put the figure at about 200.In February nearly 300 girls were taken by armed men from a boarding school in Jangebe, Zamfara state. Most were later freed.In the latest incident, witnesses quoted by This Day news website said gunmen riding on motorcycles stormed the town and opened fire indiscriminately. As people fled the attackers went to the Islamic school and seized the children.

BBC Nigeria correspondent Mayeni Jones says kidnapping for ransom has become more common across Nigeria in recent months.

 

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