Over 250 Nigerian students released after abduction in Kaduna

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A classroom at the Kuriga school, where more than 250 pupils were kidnapped by gunmen in March. AFP via Getty Images

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What you need to know:

  • Abductions at Nigerian schools were first carried out by jihadist group Boko Haram.
  • The tactic has since been widely adopted by criminal gangs without ideological affiliation.


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