Armed men storm Nigeria school and abducted 27 student

Ne | Conflict Dozens of Nigerian students abducted by armed ‘bandits’ President Buhari has condemned abduction of 27 students from a secondary school in Niger state. The attackers, dressed in military uniforms and masks, stormed the school hostels to take away children, local media reported [File: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters] The attackers, dressed in military uniforms and masks, stormed the school hostels to take away children, local media reported [File: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters] By Fidelis Mbah 17 Feb 2021 Abuja, Nigeria – Armed men have kidnapped at least 42 people, including 27 students, from a secondary school in central Nigeria’s Niger state, according to officials. Abdullberqy Ebbo, director general, strategic operation of Niger state in a tweet said “one student was shot by the bandits and lost his life”. KEEP READING SARS is no more, but Nigerians say police abuse still here Hajiya Gambo Sawaba: ‘The most jailed Nigerian female politician’ Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman, African to lead WTO Nigeria: President Buhari names new anti-corruption chief “Twenty-seven students, three staff and 12 members of their families were kidnapped. Unfortunately, one student was shot dead,” Governor Abubakar Sani Bello was quoted as saying by Reuters. Earlier on Wednesday, Ibrahim Matane, Niger State government secretary, told BBC News Pidgin that armed men had attacked the Government Science College in Kagara, about 260km (160 miles) northwest of the Nigerian capital Abuja, at approximately 3am (02:00 GMT). The attackers, dressed in military uniforms and masks, stormed the school hostels to take away children, local media reported, adding that some of the children escaped during the incident. Government Science College has a student body of about a thousand. School authorities have begun a headcount to determine the exact number of missing children. President condemns President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned “the cowardly attack on innocent school children.” “The President has directed the Armed Forces and Police, to ensure immediate and safe return of all the captives,” Garba Shehu, president’s spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday. No group has claimed responsibility. The incident comes hours after bandits released a video of more than 20 people abducted from a commercial bus near Zungeru town in Niger state. It raises growing concerns about security and violence in the country’s north.