Niger State Police Confirm Abduction of 14 Students
On November 3, 2026, it was reported that suspected terrorists abducted 14 students from an Islamic school in Niger State. The incident occurred on Saturday in Pandogari, Rafi Local Government Area, while the students were harvesting maize on their teacher's farm.
The teacher was also kidnapped during the attack. Wasiu Abiodun, the spokesman for the Niger State police command, confirmed the number of abducted students as 14, clarifying that earlier reports of 50 were incorrect.
He stated that the abduction took place on October 31, 2026, around 12:30 PM, when bandits invaded Tungan-Bako village and took the victims who were working on the farm. Abiodun assured that a joint security mission is actively working on a rescue operation and that further developments will be communicated.
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