SECURITYJun 4 · 08:14 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Gunmen kidnap 7 students from school in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen kidnapped seven students from an off-campus residence in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria. One student escaped, and police are searching for the remaining six. Zamfara has seen a rise in student kidnappings for ransom in recent years.

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