One person has died and several students feared abducted as armed men believed to belong to a criminal gang raided a state-run school in Niger state, in Nigeria's Middle Belt region early Wednesday.

One feared killed, many students kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria school: Report

Gunmen believed to belong to a criminal gang have kidnapped hundreds of schoolboys from their hostels along with some of their teachers in central Nigeria, an official and a security source told AFP Wednesday.

Gunmen kidnap hundreds of schoolboys in Nigeria

The abducted school kids reunite with their families after being held captive by the Boko haram for a week. As Nigerians celebrate their return, the kids carry baggage of horror. Molly Gambhir gets you the details

Fineprint: Nigeria's students return with a baggage of horror

Parents waited in queues to be reunited with their children on Friday (December 18) in Nigeria, a week after 344 boys were kidnapped by gunmen on motorbikes.

Tears of joy as parents hug freed Nigerian schoolboys