1 student killed, ’hundreds’ kidnapped in raid on Nigerian school

Gunmen have kidnapped hundreds of schoolboys from their hostels along with some teachers in central Nigeria. The attackers, wearing military uniforms, stormed the Government Science College in the town of Kagara in Niger state late on Tuesday, herding the students into a nearby forest. One student was killed during the kidnapping. Troops with aerial support were tracking the bandits.

1 student killed, ’hundreds’ kidnapped in raid on Nigerian school

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