Gunmen Attack Nigerian Bus, Kidnap Students

0:00Gunman ambushed a passenger bus in Nigeria's Bennu state, snatching students who were heading to their university exams. This happened Thursday along the Otupo Makurti Highway in the North Central Region. Governor Hayes Senthalia confirmed the attack in a statement, calling out the targeting of innocent folks on their way to tests. Local reports say 14 passengers were aboard when they went down. The governor slammed it as straight up unacceptable, going against all human decency in order. The news become a hotspot for armed gangs, hitting remote roads, often kidnapping travelers for ransom cash. Right now, search and rescue teams are out there working to bring everyone back safe. No group stepped up to claim it yet, but these student grabs our sad pattern in Nigeria to grab headlines. Security forces are pushing hard on rescues, and the governor is calling for calm while folks team up with them. We'll stay on this as it unfolds in Bennu. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.