Chikun kidnapping
Appearance
On 5 July 2021, an armed gang carried out a mass kidnapping in Chikun, Nigeria.[1][2]
At about 1:45 am on 5 July 2021, a bandit gang kidnapped over 140 pupils from Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Kujuma, Chikun, Kaduna State, Nigeria.[1][2] 26 pupils and a teacher were rescued.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Princewill, Nimi (5 July 2021). "Rescue mission in 'hot pursuit' after gunmen kidnap scores of students in northwest Nigeria". CNN. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ a b c "Gunmen kidnap students in northwest Nigeria, school official says". France 24. July 5, 2021. Archived from the original on July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
Categories:
- Crime stubs
- Nigeria history stubs
- 2021 crimes in Nigeria
- 21st century in Kaduna State
- Attacks on buildings and structures in 2021
- Attacks on schools in Nigeria
- Crime in Kaduna State
- July 2021 crimes in Africa
- July 2021 events in Nigeria
- Kidnappings in Nigeria
- Mass kidnappings in the 2020s
- Nigerian bandit conflict