Nigeria: Number of school children abducted and number of abductions since 2014

The first major abduction of school children by Boko Haram occurred in Borno State in 2014 when 276 schoolgirls were taken. Since then, at least 1,800 school children have been abducted.  More school children were kidnapped in 2021 than in previous years.

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Premium Times, The Cable, and Vanguard

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2014 - 2021
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