Hundreds of schoolgirls missing after armed bandits storm Nigerian school in Zamfara
At least 300 girls have been abducted by suspected armed bandits from a school hostel in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, according to teacher and parent. The incident would be the latest mass kidnapping in the troubled region. Abduction for ransom, raping and pillaging by heavily-armed criminal gangs in northwest and central Nigeria has increased in recent years. “More than 300 girls are unaccounted for … Read more