Gunmen seize 200 kids in Nigeria

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 02, 2021 12:54 am

LAGOS: Gunmen kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria, officials said, the latest mass abduction to hit Africa's most populous nation.

Some 200 children were at the school in Niger state on Sunday during the attack, the local government tweeted, adding 'an unconfirmed number' had been taken.

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