Scores Of Children Kidnapped From Islamic Seminary In Nigeria: Authorities Scores Of Children Kidnapped From Islamic Seminary In Nigeria: Authorities Some 200 children were at the school at the time of the attack, the Niger state government said on Twitter, adding that an unconfirmed number were taken.
The state government, in a series of tweets, said attackers had released 11 pupils (Representational)
Kano, Nigeria:
Gunmen on Sunday kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria s Niger state, police and residents said.
Some 200 children were at the school at the time of the attack, the Niger state government said on Twitter, adding that an unconfirmed number were taken.
Niger State Government said 11 students that were abducted on Sunday have been released. Mary Noel-Berje, a spokesperson to Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, announced the student’s release in a statement on Monday. “11 children who were too small and couldn’t walk, among the kidnapped Islamiyya Students, were released by the gunmen as reports […]
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