Armed men have abducted an unspecified number of students from a primary and junior secondary school in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, residents said on Friday.
The gunmen stormed Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area at around 9 am (0800 GMT) while classes were in session and took several students, said Ubaidallah Hasaan, who lives near the school.
A teacher at the school told Reuters that the armed attackers had arrived on motorcycles.
"Despite some students escaping to the bushes, many were taken away," the teacher said.
'Heartbreaking' attack
No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
In 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped more than 270 girls in Chibok in Borno state, drawing global condemnation. The state has not witnessed another school kidnapping since.
Police and military are yet to issue an official statement regarding the recent school abductions in Borno.
Local lawmaker Midala Usman Balami called the attack "heartbreaking" and urged authorities to act swiftly.
Mass kidnappings by armed groups have become a major security challenge in Nigeria in recent years, with schools often targeted, although such attacks are less frequent in the northeast than in the northwest.
