Gunmen kidnap 227 pupils from school in Nigeria

More than 200 students and faculty kidnapped from a town in northern Nigeria, as hostage-taking remains endemic to Nigeria, disrupting lives and preventing students from obtaining an education.

Remaining girls who were kidnapped from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok are seen in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video obtained on January 15, 2018.

(photo credit: BOKO HARAM HANDOUT/SAHARA REPORTERS VIA REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

MARCH 8, 2024 02:54

Updated: MARCH 8, 2024 02:56

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