JUST IN: Gunmen Storm School, Kill One Student, Abduct Others In Niger

Armed men have attacked the Government Science College Kagara in Rafi Local government area of Niger State in the early hours of Wednesday.

At least one student is feared killed, and several other students abducted.

Some teachers and their family members residing within the college staff quarters were also said to have been abducted by the gunmen.

Channels Television reports that a government source who preferred anonymity confirmed the incident on Wednesday.

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According to the source, the attackers were said to have stormed Government Science College Kagara at about 2:00 am on Wednesday and started shooting sporadically.

In the process, a student was killed while some others sustained gunshots.

The source could not, however, confirm the number of persons abducted and those injured.

The source also mentioned that the gunmen were dressed in the same school uniform used by the students, disguising to be members of the school.

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