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References
- ↑ UNKNOWN GUNMEN KIDNAP STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN KEBBI STATE Archived 2021-06-29 at the Wayback Machine boomradio.com.ng
- ↑ Van used to kidnap Kebbi students belongs to a judge – Police discloses By Sodiq Adewale, www.withinnigeria.com
- ↑ Kidnapping of Kebbi students was promise kept by bandits – Lawmaker www.herald.ng
- ↑ "Not again! Bandits storm Kebbi secondary school, abduct scores of students | Ladun Liadi's Blog Not again! Bandits storm Kebbi secondary school, abduct scores of students, kebbi school kidnap". Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ↑ Kebbi Abduction: Police Break Silence On Kidnap Of Federal Government College Students allnews.ng
- ↑ BREAKING: Bandits kidnap several schoolgirls in Kebbi politicsnigeria.com
- ↑ EXPOSED; Kebbi Kidnap: Vehicle Used By Bandits Belonged To Senior Judge In Nigeria, Full Details ibomfocus.com
- ↑ Troops rescue 5 students abducted from FGC Kebbi www.chronicle.ng
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