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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen raided an off-campus residence in
northwest Nigeria and kidnapped seven students, police said.
The attack occurred early Wednesday in the Kaura Namoda area of
conflict-battered Zamfara state, police spokesman Yazid Abubakar
said in a statement. One of the students escaped and was in
custody.
The police spokesman said it wasn't clear where the students
were taken but efforts were underway to rescue the remaining
six.
Zamfara has been a hotspot for armed gangs that carry out
kidnappings for ransom, with abductions of students increasing
in recent years across the country.
A tally by local news outlet Premium Times found that at least
1,900 students have been kidnapped from 20 schools since the
2014 mass abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno
state.
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