Gunmen kidnap Catholic school students in Nigeria's latest attack

Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — School kidnappings have come to define insecurity in Africa’s most populous nation, and analysts say it's often because armed gangs see schools as “strategic” targets to draw more attention.

50 children kidnapped from Nigerian Catholic school escape captivity

Nigeria continues to struggle with mass kidnappings targeting schools after 300 schoolgirls were abducted in a similar fashion in 2014

Why Schoolchildren Are Often Abducted in Nigeria and Who the Usual Kidnappers Are

Only 37% of schools across 10 of the conflict-hit states have early warning systems to detect threats.

Horror as over 300 children vanish from school as it's stormed by gunmen

Armed men stormed a Catholic boarding school abducting more than 300 children and a dozen teachers in a mass-kidnapping in Nigeria.

Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic

More than 300 schoolchildren abducted in attack on Catholic school in Nigeria, authorities say

A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren.