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Can Nigeria tackle recurring kidnapping patterns?

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Adwoa Tenkoramaa Domena
November 18, 2025

Nigeria's human rights commission says abductions have reached alarming levels. Among the latest victims are 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Kebbi state. What can the country do to reverse the cycle?

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