Nigerian army rescues 17 students kidnapped in north-west Sokoto
Kano, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s army has rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in a dawn raid by armed men two weeks ago in north-west Sokoto state, the state governor said on Saturday. The attack at Tsangaya school on 9th March came two days after the mass abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna, also […]
Migrants tell of mass kidnappings in Mexico before crossing into the US
Ciudad Juarez, MexicoReuters Many of the hundreds of migrants who crossed the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez into El Paso this week were part of a group kidnapped in Mexico as they made their way to the United States, according to nine migrants interviewed by Reuters. Testimony from the nine migrants suggests there were multiple […]
One million Nigerian children to miss school due to mass kidnappings, UNICEF says
Abuja, NigeriaReuters At least one million Nigerian children could miss school this year as the new term begins amid a rise in mass school kidnappings and insecurity, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Wednesday. Schools have become targets for mass abductions for ransom in northern Nigeria by armed groups. Such kidnappings in Nigeria […]
One kidnapped student dead, seven rescued in Nigeria’s Kebbi state, the army says
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters One student from a group of dozens abducted from a school in north-west Nigeria this week has been found dead, the army said on Friday, adding it had rescued five students and two teachers. Gunmen raided the school in Kebbi state in broad daylight on Thursday in the latest case of mass […]