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Breaking: Bandits kidnap students in Niger State

Scores of students at Government Science College (GSC) Kagara, in Niger State, have been abducted by bandits.

The armed men stormed the school in military uniform Tuesday night.

PRNigeria reports that GSC has close to 1,000 students.

The attackers overpowered the security guard on duty, before whisking away a number of them.

It was gathered that some escaped after the raid.

A headcount is being conducted at the school to ascertain the actual number of missing students.

Tracing of the bandits’ movement has commenced, while NAF aircraft is hovering to track the location of the students.