At least 287 Nigerian children abducted from school by gunmen, say authorities

DECRYPTAGE. In a few years, kidnapping has become a real business, sustained by gangs and Islamists between economic motivations and ideological.

Gunmen Allegedly Capture 227 Children From Nigerian School: REPORT

Gunmen suspected to be linked to Boko Haram kidnapped 227 children from a school in Nigeria, according to Reuters.

The abduction of 276 female students from Chibok caused worldwide dismay almost exactly ten years ago. Now almost 300 children have once again been abducted from a school in Nigeria.

Why schoolchildren are being abducted in northern Nigeria amid the region's security crisis

The kidnapping of 287 grade school students by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria this week was only the latest in a slew of such raids since the infamous Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction by the Islamic militant group Boko Haram a decade ago.

Nearly 300 children were taken hostage by gunmen in Nigeria on Thursday. Security forces are now searching nearby forests for the abducted children.— I am confident that the victims will be rescued. Nothing else is acceptable to me and the waiting family members,” Nigerian President Bola Tinubu said, according to the Independent.