#Gunmen have attacked a school in #Nigeria’s north-central Niger State, killing at least one student and abducting more than 40 people including students and teachers. Heavily-armed gangs known locally as “bandits” in northwest and central Nigeria have stepped up attacks in recent years, #kidnapping for ransom, raping and pillaging. FRANCE 24’s International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.
Gunmen kill 1 pupil, abduct some 40 people in north Nigeria
