KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped 27 school students in the northern Nigerian state of Niger on Wednesday, the state governor's spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said some staff and members of their families were also abducted. The governor ordered the immediate closure of boarding schools in the area.
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