Kagara kidnapping

Kagara kidnapping
Location of Niger State in Nigeria
LocationGovernment Science College, Kagara, Niger State, Nigeria
Date17 February 2021
TargetSchool
Attack type
Kidnapping
Deaths1

On 17 February 2021, a school pupil was killed and 27 others were abducted by armed men at around 3 am from their school in Kagara, Niger State, Nigeria.[1] Three members of the school staff and 12 of their relatives were also abducted.[1] No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b Mbah, Fidelis (17 February 2021). "Dozens of Nigerian students abducted by armed 'bandits'". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Nigeria gunmen raid Kagara school and abduct boys". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Gunmen kidnap "hundreds" of schoolboys in central Nigeria, sources say". CBS News. Retrieved 17 February 2021.