Nigeria has faced a renewed wave of attacks by armed groups in recent days. In the most recent incident, an unknown number of pupils were abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, marking the second school kidnapping in less than a week. This is the same week in which a church was attacked. So, what is happening? The BBC’s Chiagozie Nwonwu explains. 🎤 Reporter: Chiagozie Nwonwu 🎬 Produced by: Kathy Harcombe #nigeria | BBC News Africa
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The police chief of Niger state in northern Nigeria has insisted he has deployed enough officers to Papiri, the community where kidnappers abducted over 300 pupils from a Catholic boarding school last Friday. Adamu Abdullahi Elleman said police officers are “trying their best” to find the missing children and a tactical team are working “tirelessly” in their rescue mission. | BBC News Africa
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The search continues for the children still missing after last Friday’s mass abduction at a Catholic boarding school in Niger State. With more than 250 students taken by armed men, it has been described as one of the worst school kidnappings in Nigeria’s history. The BBC’s Madina Maishanu has been trying to find out what happened to the children and what authorities are doing to rescue them all. | BBC News Africa
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The governor of Niger State, where over 300 students were kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school last Friday, has told the BBC that 11 students have now been rescued. Governor Umar Bago also said claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria are “an attempt to blackmail” the country. | BBC News Africa
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Authorities in Nigeria’s Kwara state say an attack that killed dozens of people was driven by ideology, not criminal banditry, blaming Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. The state governor said residents of Kaiama community were attacked after they rejected a particular interpretation of Islam. He said 75 Muslims were among those killed. A warning that this video contains distressing images. | BBC News Africa
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At least two of the 25 students abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Nigeria’s north-western Kebbi State have managed to escape. Authorities have condemned the attack and vowed decisive action to rescue the girls. The BBC’s Chimezie Ucheagbo explains what we know so far about the situation. | BBC News Africa
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