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According to media reports, gunmen raided a school in northwestern Nigeria. An unknown number of students were abducted in the attack over the weekend, Kathpress reported Saturday, citing media reports. Therefore, a security guard is found in the hospital with gunshot wounds.
An eyewitness reported that the attackers arrived in the city of Kankara on 150 motorcycles. Some of the kidnappers apparently blocked access to the school to avoid outside help. The already tense security situation in Africa’s most populous country has deteriorated in recent weeks, according to volunteers. Attacks, robberies, blackmail and terrorist attacks by armed groups such as the Islamist Boko Haram have now become part of everyday life for many people, Médecins Sans Frontières and the aid organization Missio in Aachen recently reported.
The Archbishop of the capital, the Diocese of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, expressed concern about the upcoming Christmas festival: “Christmas is the biggest festival in Nigeria, when many people visit their families. I fear that criminal gangs will take advantage of the Christmas season to attack people, robbery and kidnapping. “
