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Kidnap

Gunmen kidnap seven students in Nigeria's Zamfara state

Armed gunmen have kidnapped seven students from an off campus residence in northwestern Nigeria's Zamfara State, highlighting the continuing security challenges facing the region.

04 Jun 2026-13:09
Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria

Gunmen have abducted secondary school students and other travellers in Nigeria’s Benue state while they were travelling to sit university entrance examinations, authorities said, in the latest attack highlighting persistent insecurity in the region.

17 Apr 2026-11:10
Gunmen kidnap 300 schoolgirls in increasingly lawless northwest Nigeria

26 Feb 2021-23:43