World Nov 23 Pope calls on kidnappers to free 265 Nigerian students and teachers after 50 pupils escape By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
World Nov 22 More than 300 schoolchildren abducted in attack on Catholic school in Nigeria, authorities say A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday, updating an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren. By Associated Press
World Mar 27 In Nigeria, parents finally able to see children who were abducted from school in early March The children's abduction from their school in the remote town of Kuriga was one of several mass school abductions that have shaken the West African nation in recent years. By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
World Mar 24 After weeks in captivity, some of nearly 300 abducted Nigerian schoolchildren are freed At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said. By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
World Mar 10 Days after gunmen abduct hundreds of students in Nigeria, hope of finding them begins to fade The mass kidnapping in Kuriga was the third in northern Nigeria since last week; a group of gunmen abducted 15 children from a school in another northwestern state, Sokoto, before dawn Saturday, and a few days earlier 200 people, mostly… By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press
Mar 02 Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed By Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 28 Nigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls By Associated Press Families in Nigeria waited anxiously for news of their abducted daughters after more than 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped by gunmen from a government school in the country’s north last week, the latest in a series of mass school kidnappings in… Continue reading