The facts took place in a boarding school located in Niger State, in the north of the country.

"Bandits entered the government college in Kagara last night and abducted hundreds of students and their teachers," said a local official in the area. 

Armed men invaded a boarding school in Niger state in northern Nigeria on Tuesday evening, where they kidnapped "hundreds of students" and several teachers, a local official and a source told AFP. safe. 

"Bandits entered the government college in Kagara last night and abducted hundreds of students and their teachers," said a local official in the area, who asked to remain anonymous.

"One of the staff and some students managed to escape. The staff confirmed that a student was shot" during the attack, the official added.