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Gunmen kidnap 287 pupils from Nigerian primary school

Women, children and students are often targeted in mass abductions and many victims are released only after paying huge ransoms.

People gather around an area were gunmen kidnapped school children in Chikun, Nigeria (AP)
People gather around an area were gunmen kidnapped school children in Chikun, Nigeria (AP) (AP Photo/AP)
By Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press