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Gunmen Kill Three, Injure Officer in Kogi School Attack

6/10/2026

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Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Iluke Bunu, Kogi state, Nigeria, killing three people and wounding a security officer.
The attackers arrived on roughly 40 motorcycles before storming the school.
Police, military and community vigilantes exchanged fire, killed one attacker, and pursued the rest as they fled into nearby bush.
Officials have not verified any mass kidnapping despite a resident’s claim that some students may have been taken.

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Story summary

Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Iluke Bunu, Kogi state, Nigeria, killing three people and wounding a security officer.
The attackers arrived on roughly 40 motorcycles before storming the school.
Police, military and community vigilantes exchanged fire, killed one attacker, and pursued the rest as they fled into nearby bush.
Officials have not verified any mass kidnapping despite a resident’s claim that some students may have been taken.