Hundreds of pupils are missing after gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria in the second mass abduction within a week in the country.
Local government officials in Kaduna state confirmed the kidnappings from Kuriga school on Thursday, but did not provide figures as they were working out how many children were abducted.
It was gathered that the school authorities told the state governor that about 25 of the abducted students had been returned to their parents, but 275 remained missing.
According to reports, about 175 of those still missing are believed to be between the ages of eight to 15.