Heavily-armed gangs known as ‘bandits’ have stepped up attacks in recent years

Gunmen believed to belong to a criminal gang stormed a school in central Nigeria, killing one student and kidnapping hundreds of others along with some teachers, sources said.

Heavily-armed gangs known locally as “bandits” in north-west and central Nigeria have stepped up attacks in recent years, kidnapping for ransom, raping and pillaging.

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