Gunmen kidnap 7 students from school in northwestern Nigeria
Police said one student escaped while six remained missing as security forces searched for the abducted Federal Polytechnic students.
- On Wednesday, gunmen raided an off-campus residence in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, kidnapping seven students from the Federal Polytechnic; one student escaped, leaving six in captivity.
- Zamfara State remains a hotspot for armed gangs targeting schools as "soft targets" offering easy access, with at least 270 people kidnapped across the state between June 2025 and May 2026.
- The Zamfara State Police Command launched a rescue operation with the Violence Crime Response Unit and Operation Fansan Yamma coordinating efforts. The command stated, "Investigations are ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident."
- Hours after the Zamfara incident, gunmen in Ibadan abducted the sister of former Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu and her two children, amid nationwide teacher protests on Tuesday demanding a state of emergency on insecurity.
- Data from Premium Times reveals at least 1,900 students have been kidnapped from 20 schools since 2014. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar criticized President Tinubu, arguing the government must address these systemic failures as kidnappings reach officials' doorsteps.
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Anger is expressed and psychosis is taking place in Nigeria after a new series of mass abductions in schools. In Oyo State on 15 May, 39 students – the youngest of whom are only two years old – and 7 teachers were abducted in the attack on three schools. On 9 May, some 50 children had already been captured in their schools in Borno State. Finally, on Wednesday, 3 June, 7 students were abducted in a student residence in Zamfara State. Psychosis i…
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Gunmen kidnap 7 students from school in northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen have raided an off-campus residence in northwest Nigeria and kidnapped seven students. The attack occurred early Wednesday in the Kaura Namoda area of Zamfara state, according to police spokesman Yazid Abubakar.
Again, gunmen abduct students in Zamfara
Gunmen abducted seven students of the Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, in the early hours of Wednesday, Daily Trust gathered. The students were reportedly kidnapped from their off-campus residence on the outskirts of the Low-Cost area of Kaura Namoda. Residents said seven students were initially taken, but one escaped, leaving three male and three female students in captivity. Hours after the Zamfara incident, the sister of form…
Gunmen kidnap seven students in northwest Nigeria, police say
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Heavily armed bandits raided an off-campus residence in northwest Nigeria early Wednesday, kidnapping seven students in a region increasingly plagued by mass abductions. The attack took place around 4:00 a.m. on June 3, 2026, in the Kaura Namoda area of Zamfara State. Assailants identified as unknown armed bandits stormed rented student accommodations located on the outskirts of the Low-Cost …
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