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School Abductions Become Cruel Fact of Life in Nigeria

The Wall Street Journal

November 25, 2025

The mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria caught the world’s attention over a decade ago when 276 high-school students were abducted from Chibok, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on social media.

- BY ALEXANDRA WEXLER

School Abductions Become Cruel Fact of Life in Nigeria

Empty bunk beds at a dorm at St. Mary's Catholic School, in a photo provided by the diocese.

(CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KONTAGORA/REUTERS)

This story is from the November 25, 2025 edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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