Nigerian Authorities Searching For 317 Schoolgirls Kidnapped By 'Armed Bandits'
Police in the northwestern state of Zamfara said efforts are underway to trace the unidentified kidnappers and rescue the abducted students, who may have been moved to neighboring forests.
by Rachel Treisman
Feb 26, 2021
2 minutes
Nigerian authorities are searching for hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in a raid early Friday morning, according to police in the northwestern state of Zamfara.
Police Commissioner Abutu Yaro that 317 girls had been kidnapped from Government Girls Science Secondary School in the town of Jangebe, according to its principal. He said
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