Nigerian security forces hunt bandits after school abduction

Security forces and hunters have intensified efforts to find and rescue the Nigerian schoolgirls, local officials said. Security teams swept nearby forests where gangs often hide, while others were deployed along major roads leading to the school.

The girls were kidnapped before dawn on Monday, when gunmen attacked the dorm at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi state’s Maga town.

Local police said the gunmen…