At least 287 schoolchildren are abducted by armed gunmen from their classrooms in northwest Nigeria.
At least 287 schoolchildren are abducted by armed gunmen from their classrooms in northwest Nigeria.
Northern Nigeria has a high rate of school kidnappings, which have gained attention since Islamic extremists abducted over 200 schoolgirls in the Chibok village of Borno state in 2014.
It was the second mass kidnapping in the West African country in less than a week when gunmen stormed a school in the northwest of the country on Thursday, reportedly abducting at least 287 students, according to the headteacher who spoke to authorities.
In 2014, Islamic extremists abducted over 200 schoolgirls from the Chibok village in Borno state; since then, kidnappings of schoolchildren have become a regular occurrence in northern Nigeria, with the majority occurring in the northwest and central regions, where dozens of armed groups frequently target villagers and travelers for large ransoms.
The Associated Press was informed by locals that the attackers on Thursday morning ambushed the government-owned school in Kuriga town, Kaduna State, right before students and pupils were set to begin classes at approximately eight in the morning. Authorities had previously stated that the attack resulted in the kidnapping of over 100 students. On a visit to the town, Kaduna Gov. Uba Sani was informed by Sani Abdullahi, the headteacher, that 287 people were still missing following a headcount.
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Northern Nigeria has a high rate of school kidnappings, which have gained attention since Islamic extremists abducted over 200 schoolgirls in the Chibok village of Borno state in 2014.
It was the second mass kidnapping in the West African country in less than a week when gunmen stormed a school in the northwest of the country on Thursday, reportedly abducting at least 287 students, according to the headteacher who spoke to authorities.
In 2014, Islamic extremists abducted over 200 schoolgirls from the Chibok village in Borno state; since then, kidnappings of schoolchildren have become a regular occurrence in northern Nigeria, with the majority occurring in the northwest and central regions, where dozens of armed groups frequently target villagers and travelers for large ransoms.
The Associated Press was informed by locals that the attackers on Thursday morning ambushed the government-owned school in Kuriga town, Kaduna State, right before students and pupils were set to begin classes at approximately eight in the morning. Authorities had previously stated that the attack resulted in the kidnapping of over 100 students. On a visit to the town, Kaduna Gov. Uba Sani was informed by Sani Abdullahi, the headteacher, that 287 people were still missing following a headcount.
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