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By Garba Muhammad. KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Wrapped in orange headscarves and blue school uniforms, over 100 Nigerian students and staff who were kidnapped this month arrived at the local ...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -The Nigerian army on Sunday rescued students and staff who were abducted by gunmen from a school in the country's north earlier this month, the military said, days ...
On 7 March 2024, more than 200 Nigerian school students were abducted from their educational institution in the north-western town of Kuriga , Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The event occurred while the pupils were gathered on the assembly ground around 08:30 (07:30 GMT).
Kaduna State University is located in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was established in 2004. It was established in 2004. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has sixteen faculties with over 50 departments .
The Greenfield University kidnapping took place on 20 April 2021, when at least 20 students and 2 staff were kidnapped in Kasarami village, Chikun LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria, during an attack by suspected armed bandits at Greenfield University. The remaining 14 students were released on 29 May 2021 after one month in captivity.
Greenfield University is a private university in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria.It was established in January 2019, and commenced the 2018/19 session in May 2019. According to the pro chancellor Simon Nwakacha, "the university has completed arrangement to start with three faculties, namely; the faculty of social and management sciences, faculty of engineering and the faculty of science and ...
Kaduna was founded by British colonists in 1900. [9] The first British governor of Northern Nigeria, Sir Frederick Lugard, chose the present site for development due to its proximity to the Lagos-Kano Railway. [10] It became the capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region in 1917, [11] and retained this status until 1967. The city is still ...
The Nigerian Air Force initially denied responsibility for the attacks, but later admitted that 85 people were killed. [5] This number was stated by Kaduna State governor Uba Sani and the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency. [1] [2] Amnesty International's Nigeria office, citing locals, stated that 120 people were killed in the attack ...