Five of Rashidat Hamza's six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest which is riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangsGunmen kidnap 300 students in northwest Nigeria. Two days later, some have lost hope of finding themKURIGA, Nigeria -- Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest, riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangs. It's not the first time for a student kidnapping in Nigeria to shock the world. A decade later, at least 1,400 Nigerian students have so far been abducted from their schools in similar circumstances.

Source: ABC News March 10, 2024 07:40 UTC