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Why are kids being kidnapped in Nigeria?

Some Nigerian children are being snatched away from their schools and held for ransom. So, what strings together this unlikely series of kidnappings?

Children should feel safe at school. But, in parts of Nigeria, parents are getting anxious.

Just last week, dozens of students and staff were kidnapped by gunmen from their boarding school in Kagara, Niger state.

This abduction was just the latest in a series of similar incidents that have made the headlines in recent years.

But who’s behind these kidnappings? And what are they hoping to gain?

Hosted by Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja on Twitter)

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