The New Paper

December 15, 2020

Boko Haram claims responsibility for mass kidnapping

Islamist militant group Boko Haram reportedly claimed responsibility for kidnapping 300 students from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria. The kidnapping (which took place on Friday) marks the third large abduction led by Boko Haram in the past six years and the second since 2018.
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