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In the African country Nigeria, an armed group has come into limelight by kidnapping 15 children. A few hours later, news is coming that an armed group has kidnapped 15 children. The incident occurred at a boarding school in north-western Nigeria. According to the police, there were 48 children in the boarding school.
Let us tell you that school kidnapping is common in the Northern region of Nigeria. Here in 2014, more than 200 school girls were kidnapped by Islamic extremists in Chibok village of Borno State. The whole world is shocked by this tragedy. Since then, armed gangs have targeted schools for kidnappings for ransom. According to a figure, 1400 children have been kidnapped since 2014.
Police said the gunmen attacked Gidan Bakuso village in Gada council area of Sokoto state late last night. Sokoto police spokesman Ahmed Rufai told the AP that they headed to an Islamic school where they grabbed the children from their dormitories before security forces arrived. Rufai said a woman from the village had also been abducted and a police tactical unit had been deployed to search for the students.
It is being told that due to bad roads in the area, the rescue work could not be done properly. According to the police, “This is a remote village, vehicles cannot go there. The police force had to use motorcycles in the village. Saturday's attack was the third mass kidnapping in northern Nigeria since the end of last week. The attack took place last week over the weekend. Borno State. More than 200 people were abducted, mostly women and children. On Thursday, 287 students of government primary and secondary schools in Kaduna state were also taken hostage.
These attacks once again highlight the security crisis that has engulfed Africa's most populous country. Kidnappings for ransom have intensified in the northern region of Nigeria, where dozens of armed gangs are active.
No group has claimed responsibility for any of the kidnappings. Fears of kidnapping are looming in Borno state as Islamic extremists wage an insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria. Meanwhile, Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima met officials and parents of the children on Saturday. He assured the people that their problems would be solved.