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Mass kidnapping in Nigeria: 300 abducted, 50 escaped
Updated : 6 months ago IST
At least 50 of the more than 300 students abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria have managed to escape, according to a Christian group following the incident closely.
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12 Nigerian troops die in helicopter air crash during evacuation mission
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Two dozen Nigerian security operatives were killed after a helicopter carrying dead and wounded soldiers from an evacuation mission in Niger state — 249 km north of Abuja —crashed on Monday, Al Jazeera reported.
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US will work to ensure restoration of democratic rule in Niger: State Secy
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum and former president Mahamadou Issoufou and highlighted that US will continue to work to ensure full restoration of democratic rule in Niger.
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42 people including students abducted from school in Nigeria released
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lagos [Nigeria], February 27 (ANI): At least 42 people, including students, who were kidnapped last week in an armed raid at a state-run school in Kagara in Niger state, northwest Nigeria, have been released, the vice-principal of the school, Mallam Saidu said on Saturday.
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Gunmen attack school, abduct students in north-central Nigeria: Source
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Lagos [Ukraine], Feburary 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Unidentified gunmen stormed a secondary school in north-central Nigeria early Wednesday and abducted some students, according to a security source.
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