Kuriga school raid: Nigeria's kidnapping crisis

As the country grapples with security challenges on several fronts, hostage-taking has spiralled into a nationwide industry and become a favoured tactic of bandit gangs and jihadists.

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A general view of a classroom at Kuriga school in Kuririga, Nigeria on March 8, 2024, where more than 250 pupils were kidnapped by gunmen. (AFP)

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ABUJA - Kidnapping for ransom is a major problem in Nigeria, where gunmen have seized more than 250 school pupils in one of the largest mass abductions in

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