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Nigeria: Kidnappings on the rise

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Eunice Wanjiru
March 12, 2024

Kidnapping in Nigeria has evolved into a security threat that feeds a vast network of criminal and Islamist groups. In northwest Nigeria gunmen recently kidnapped more than 280 students. Who carries out the abductions and what do they want?

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