Several hundreds girls are missing after a raid by suspected armed bandits on a school hostel in Zamfara, northwest Nigeria, a teacher and parent told AFP on Friday, in what would be the latest mass kidnapping in the troubled region.

Several hundred girls kidnapped from Nigeria school

The attack sparked anger in the largely poor and rural region towards the country’s government, which is under mounting pressure following deepening insecurity.

WION Dispatch: Hundreds of students missing after gunmen attack Nigerian school

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Several hundred girls kidnapped from Nigeria school

WION Dispatch: Hundreds of students missing after gunmen attack Nigerian school