Gunmen Raid Nigerian School, Rescue Efforts Underway

0:00On April 27, gunmen stormed an unregistered school in Orphanage in Nigeria's Kogi State late Saturday, snatching 23 kids and the school. Prepired her's wife, security forces moved fast and rescued 15 pupils so far. State Information Commissioner Kingsley-Femi-Fanwell confirmed the rescues and said teams are pushing hard to free the remaining eight victims. These kidnappings hit school's hard across Nigeria, fueled by shaky security and ransom demands they keep the cycle going. Parents and communities are left reeling. Despite government vows to crack down, mass abductions keep disrupting classes, trade and safe travel, sparking real doubt in the system's grip on the chaos. Efforts in Kogi press on, but this rate underscores Nigeria's tough fight against these bold criminal crews more to come as the story unfolds. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.