From: Inside Story
Why are schoolchildren increasingly being kidnapped in Nigeria?
Students were abducted by gunmen who stormed a boarding school in north-central town on Wednesday.
18 Feb 2021
Students were abducted by gunmen who stormed a boarding school in north-central town on Wednesday.
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