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Nigerian Authorities Search for 300+ Missing Students After Gunmen Raid Boarding School

HeadlineDec 14, 2020

In northern Nigeria, authorities are searching for more than 300 schoolchildren after gunmen on motorcycles raided their boarding school late Friday, opening fire on security forces before abducting them. Hundreds of students from the all-boys secondary school in Katsina state avoided capture by fleeing into a nearby forest. The attackers did not make any demands, and their motive remains unknown.

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