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Gunmen abduct 14 Islamic college college students in Niger State

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The incident occurred on Saturday, October 31, 2026, when the scholars have been reportedly serving to their Islamic college trainer harvest maize on his farm.

The Niger State Police Command spokesperson, Wasiu Abiodun, confirmed the kidnapping to journalists on Monday.

Abiodun stated the gunmen invaded the village at about 12:30 pm and took away the scholars whereas they have been engaged on the farm.

“On 31/10/2026 at about 12.30pm, suspected bandits invaded Tungan-Bako village via Rafi LGA and abducted some persons working on the farm,” he stated.

He added that preliminary experiences indicated that the victims have been about 14 college students of an Islamiya college who had accompanied their trainer to reap maize.

The police spokesperson stated joint safety groups had commenced rescue operations to safe the discharge of the kidnapped college students.

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