Gunmen have kidnapped seven students along with their female teacher from a secondary school in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing a vigilante and vandalizing a church, residents said Tuesday. 

The attackers on 20 motorcycles stormed Damba-Kasaya village Monday morning, shooting indiscriminately, they said.

"The gunmen arrived around 8 am [0700 GMT] and went into the Prince Academy where they took away the seven students and their teacher who was coaching them for their upcoming senior class exams," resident Silas Adamu told AFP.

AFP