The Guardian view on Nigeria’s kidnappings: a country can’t prosper when going to school is a danger | Editorial
Abductions are resurging and may be spreading to new areas – with young children among the victims. A military response alone won’t workEarly last month, Nigeria’s government announced the largest single-day hostage rescue in its history, with the freeing of 300 people who had been taken in raids in two north central states. Celebrations were short-lived. Barely a fortnight later, gunmen abducted up to 600 worshippers from a mosque in Niger state. Nigerians paid kidnappers nearly $6m in ransoms in…
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