Afaka kidnapping
2021 kidnapping event in northern Nigeria
The Kaduna kidnapping took place on 11 March 2021, when at least 30 students were kidnapped in Kaduna State, Nigeria, during an attack by gunmen on the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization.[1][2][3]
| Kaduna kidnapping | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kaduna State in Nigeria | |
| Location | Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Date | 11 March 2021 |
| Target | School |
Attack type | Kidnapping |
This is Nigeria's third kidnapping from an academic institution in 2021, and the fourth since December 2020, coming two weeks after the Zamfara kidnapping which resulted in the abduction of 279 female students.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Gunmen abduct 30 students from school in northwest Nigeria". AP News. AP News. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Dozens of students abducted from forestry college in northwest Nigeria". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Armed men abduct students in new northwest Nigeria kidnappings". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ↑ "Nigeria Gunmen Abduct Students in Latest Mass Kidnapping". The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
