#kidnapping

One hundred schoolchildren have been released following their abduction from a Catholic school in Nigeria, highlighting the country's escalating kidnapping epidemic.

Nigerian authorities confront escalating security crisis as armed groups abduct religious leader and bride in separate raids across multiple regions.

Hundreds of Nigerian schoolchildren remain captive as terrified parents refuse to reveal bandit hideouts to authorities, highlighting the breakdown of security in Africa's most populous nation.

Nigerian forces intensify search operations after armed militants abducted 24 schoolgirls from their dormitories, highlighting ongoing security challenges in the region.