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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
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Four Killed After US Convoy Attacked In Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a US convoy in southeast Nigeria's Anambra State on Tuesday, police and a US official said, killing four people and abducting three others.
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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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Nigeria Has 18.5 Million Children Out Of School, 60% Girls: UNICEF
More than 18.5 million children in Nigeria have no access to education, with girls accounting for more than half the number, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said.
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Weak And Tattered, 29 Students Freed By Kidnappers In Nigeria's Kaduna
Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive on Wednesday, nearly two months after abducting them from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
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Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap More Than 300 Schoolgirls: Police
More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said.
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Dozens Of Children Freed After New Abduction In Nigeria: Police
Local vigilantes rescued dozens of schoolchildren abducted by bandits in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina after a gun battle, police said Sunday.
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Parents Pray For Hundreds Of Students Kidnapped In Nigeria's Katsina
Parents converged on a secondary school in Nigeria's northwestern Katsina state on Sunday, begging authorities to save hundreds of boys abducted by gunmen.
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Former Nigeria Footballer Christian Obodo Escapes From Kidnappers
Former Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo was driving around the southern city of Warri on Sunday when he said two armed men forced themselves inside his car.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria, Confirms Sushma Swaraj
Five Indian sailors, posted in Nigeria, have been "abducted" by pirates, confirmed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
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British Aid Worker Among 2 Shot Dead In Nigeria, 4 Tourists Abducted
Two people including a British aid worker have been shot dead and four tourists abducted in an attack by armed gunmen on a holiday resort in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday.
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JP Nadda To Sushma Swaraj: Ensure Release Of Indian Hostages In Nigeria
Union Minister J P Nadda on Monday urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to ensure the early release of three men from Himachal Pradesh who had allegedly been abducted by Nigerian pirates.
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Boko Haram Returns 76 Out Of 110 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government said on Wednesday.
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Nigeria Admits 110 Missing Schoolgirls Have Been "Abducted"
More than 100 girls missing for a week after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria were kidnapped, the government said for the first time on Monday
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2 Americans, 2 Canadians Abducted In Nigeria, 2 Police Killed
Kidnappers have abducted two Americans and two Canadians in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, killing two police officers, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
-
Four Killed After US Convoy Attacked In Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a US convoy in southeast Nigeria's Anambra State on Tuesday, police and a US official said, killing four people and abducting three others.
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Gunmen Kidnap 19 Worshippers In Nigeria Mosque Attack: Report
Gunmen abducted 19 Muslim worshippers after attacking a mosque in the restive northwest of Nigeria, police said Sunday.
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Nigeria Has 18.5 Million Children Out Of School, 60% Girls: UNICEF
More than 18.5 million children in Nigeria have no access to education, with girls accounting for more than half the number, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said.
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Weak And Tattered, 29 Students Freed By Kidnappers In Nigeria's Kaduna
Kidnappers have released the remaining 29 students they were holding captive on Wednesday, nearly two months after abducting them from a forestry college in Nigeria's Kaduna state.
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Nigeria Gunmen Kidnap More Than 300 Schoolgirls: Police
More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen in northwest Nigeria on Friday in the country's latest mass kidnapping, and a rescue bid was under way, regional police said.
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Dozens Of Children Freed After New Abduction In Nigeria: Police
Local vigilantes rescued dozens of schoolchildren abducted by bandits in the northern Nigerian state of Katsina after a gun battle, police said Sunday.
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Parents Pray For Hundreds Of Students Kidnapped In Nigeria's Katsina
Parents converged on a secondary school in Nigeria's northwestern Katsina state on Sunday, begging authorities to save hundreds of boys abducted by gunmen.
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Former Nigeria Footballer Christian Obodo Escapes From Kidnappers
Former Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo was driving around the southern city of Warri on Sunday when he said two armed men forced themselves inside his car.
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5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria, Confirms Sushma Swaraj
Five Indian sailors, posted in Nigeria, have been "abducted" by pirates, confirmed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
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British Aid Worker Among 2 Shot Dead In Nigeria, 4 Tourists Abducted
Two people including a British aid worker have been shot dead and four tourists abducted in an attack by armed gunmen on a holiday resort in northwestern Nigeria, police said on Sunday.
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JP Nadda To Sushma Swaraj: Ensure Release Of Indian Hostages In Nigeria
Union Minister J P Nadda on Monday urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to ensure the early release of three men from Himachal Pradesh who had allegedly been abducted by Nigerian pirates.
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Boko Haram Returns 76 Out Of 110 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped 110 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned 76 of the students to the town, the government said on Wednesday.
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Nigeria Admits 110 Missing Schoolgirls Have Been "Abducted"
More than 100 girls missing for a week after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria were kidnapped, the government said for the first time on Monday
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2 Americans, 2 Canadians Abducted In Nigeria, 2 Police Killed
Kidnappers have abducted two Americans and two Canadians in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna, killing two police officers, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
