Orders closure of boarding schools in 4 LGAs
By Laleye Dipo
The Niger State Government has confirmed the abduction of 42 persons by bandits in Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.
The incident, according to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, who addressed a news conference after an emergency State Executive Council meeting in Minna, said 27 of those abducted were students, three members of staff and 12 members of the families of the kidnapped staff.
Bello also confirmed that “unfortunately, one of our students was shot dead” and gave the name of the deceased student as Monday Benjamin S Doma.
Gunmen have attacked a school in Nigeria's north-central Niger State, killing at least one student and abducting more than 40 people including students and teachers, according to officials.
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