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Nigeria militants kidnap 80+ children; Amnesty warns early marriages

5/18/2026

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Militants abducted more than 80 schoolchildren in Nigeria during a week-long wave of attacks.
According to Amnesty International, gunmen seized 42 pupils from a school in the Askira Uba and Chibok areas between Wednesday and Thursday in Borno state.
Police detained three gunmen identified by community members after the Oyo school kidnapping of at least 48 students.
Amnesty International warned the kidnappings drive girls toward early marriage.

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Militants abducted more than 80 schoolchildren in Nigeria during a week-long wave of attacks.
According to Amnesty International, gunmen seized 42 pupils from a school in the Askira Uba and Chibok areas between Wednesday and Thursday in Borno state.
Police detained three gunmen identified by community members after the Oyo school kidnapping of at least 48 students.
Amnesty International warned the kidnappings drive girls toward early marriage.