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JUST IN: Again, Gunmen Kidnap Secondary School Students In Zamfara

  • This is coming a few days after about 41 persons, many of them students, were abducted at a government secondary school in Kagara, Niger State

Gunmen have kidnapped students of another government secondary school in Zamfara State.

The latest attack occurred at Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara local government area.

Read also: We Will Deal With Banditry, Insurgency, Says Buhari

Confirming the incident, the state commissioner for information, Suleiman Tunau Anka said the gunmen stormed the school around 1am today and abducted the students.

He however did not confirm how many students were kidnapped.

Reports however suggest that no fewer than 300 girls were snatched from their dormitory.

The latest abduction in Zamfara comes at a time when banditry is increasingly threatening the peace of the nation, especially from within the northeastern and northwestern region.

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