Lagos ¨C Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa¡¯s most populous nation.
The early Friday raid on St Mary¡¯s co-education school in Niger state in western Nigeria came after gunmen on Monday stormed a secondary school in neighboring Kebbi state, abducting 25 girls.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had earlier reported 227 people seized, but the new number came ¡°after a verification exercise¡± that concluded 303 students and 12 teachers were abducted.
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