Schools in Nigeria on lockdown after abduction of 300 students | DW News

Schools in parts of Nigeria are on lockdown after more than 300 students and teachers were abducted from a Catholic boarding school, according to a local Christian organization. Gunmen stormed the school in the north-central state of Niger state early on Friday in the second mass school abduction in Nigeria in a week. No group has claimed responsibility for the abductions, which are often carried out for ransom payments. DW's Azeezat Olaoluwa reports from Lagos.

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