According to media reports, gunmen raided a school in northwest Nigeria. An unknown number of students were kidnapped in the attack over the weekend, Kathpress reported on Saturday, citing media reports. A security guard is in hospital with gunshot wounds.
An eyewitness reported that the attackers came to the city of Kankara on 150 motorcycles. Some of the kidnappers apparently blocked access routes to the school to prevent outside help. The already tense security situation in the most populous country in Africa has worsened over the past few weeks, according to volunteers. Attacks, assaults, extortion and terrorist attacks by armed groups such as the Islamist Boko Haram have become part of everyday life for many people, recently reported Doctors Without Borders and the aid organization missio in Aachen.
The Archbishop of the capital diocese of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, expressed concern about the upcoming Christmas festival: “Christmas is the biggest festival in Nigeria, where many people visit their families. I fear that criminal gangs use the Christmas season to attack people , robbery and kidnap. “
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