Abduction of students in northern Nigeria claimed by Boko Haram

Responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school boys in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State has been claimed by rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group. Fears regarding a growing wave of violence in the region have risen since the attack. The Government Science Secondary School in Kankara was attacked by gunmen with assault rifles and more than 330 students have remained missing since then.

Abduction of students in northern Nigeria claimed by Boko Haram

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