10 people kidnapped in Nigeria
At least ten people were kidnapped in Nigerian, where hundreds of students were kidnapped from their boarding school about a week ago, according to what the police announced.
The latest attack comes after more than 300 students and teachers were kidnapped from a Catholic school about 400 kilometers away in another part of the vast Niger state, and 50 kidnapped later escaped.
No group has claimed responsibility for any of the kidnappings that Nigeria witnessed. Recently.
Armed gangs
25 students were kidnapped from a girls’ school in neighboring Kebbi State. They were later rescued.
And Armed gangs in rural areas that suffer from weak security measures in northwestern and central Nigeria, targeting residents in pursuit of ransoms.
Niger State Police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun said in a brief statement that the latest attack occurred on Wednesday night.
The police received a report stating that "Suspected gunmen kidnapped about ten people" From villages in the Shiroro region, although local media reported that 24 farmers were kidnapped, the police stated that efforts are still underway to rescue the victims.
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