Niger Police Confirm Abduction of 14 Islamic School Pupils and Teacher
Police said joint security operatives have begun rescue efforts after gunmen seized 14 pupils and their teacher from a maize farm.
- On Saturday, suspected bandits abducted 14 students of an Islamic school in Rafi LGA, Niger State, while they harvested maize on their teacher's farm in Tungan-Bako village.
- Armed groups have intensified attacks on Niger State farming communities, with this abduction marking the latest in a recurring series of kidnappings targeting rural areas and places of worship.
- The Police Public Relations Officer Wasiu Abiodun confirmed the abduction on Monday, clarifying that 14 students were taken, not 50 as some reports suggested, while joint security operatives commenced rescue efforts.
- While returning from the farm, the pupils stopped at a borehole to drink water when gunmen invaded and seized them, despite their teacher having warned them of approaching bandits.
- Niger State has endured numerous mass abductions, including more than 500 worshippers in August 2026 and 230 pupils from a school in Papiri in November 2025, highlighting persistent security threats.
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