Student shot dead during invasion of school in Niger state.

Benjamin Doma has been identified as the student of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, Niger State, who was shot dead when gunmen invaded the school on Wednesday morning.

Daily Trust had reported how gunmen broke into the school abducting students and staff.

Doma was gunned down while trying to escape , while some students and staff were whisked away after the gunmen held them hostage within the school premises for a while.

A source told Daily Trust that while the number of abducted students had not been accounted for, two teaching staff, one clerk and 12 family members are among those abducted.

The kidnappers are yet to make contact with family members or school authorities as of the time of filing this report.

The incident happened barely 48 hours after some persons were abducted while heading to Minna, the state capital.

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