A school headteacher in northwestern Nigeria says gunmen who attacked the school abducted 287 students as they were about to start classes Source: Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says Category: International
Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the head teacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. Source: Nearly 300 students kidnapped from school in northwest Nigeria, authorities say Category: News/World
By Chinedu Asadu The latest attack is a ‘stark reminder’ that women and girls are worst hit by the conflict Source: At least 200 women and children abducted by Islamist extremists while fleeing violence in Nigeria Category: Africa, World