Gunmen kidnap primary school pupils in Nigeria's northwest Kaduna state: security commissioner

[March 15, 2021]    LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped primary school pupils and teachers in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kaduna, the state's security commissioner said on Monday.

Samuel Aruwan, in a statement, said the state government has received reports of kidnapping of pupils and teachers in Birnin Gwari local government area and is obtaining details on the number of people abducted.

(Reporting by Garba Muhammadu and Tife Owolabi; Editing by Toby Chopra; Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Alexis Akwagyiram and Toby Chopra)

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