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Nigeria's President Buhari orders rescue of 200 abducted children

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Residents of Gauraka community in Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State block the Kaduna-Abuja highway in Nigeria, on May 24, 2021 during a protest against incessant kidnapping and killing. PHOTO | KOLA SULAIMON | AFP

By  Mohammed Momoh

Contributor based in Abuja, Nigeria

Nation Media Group

Abuja,

Irked by the latest abduction of some 200 children from an informal Islamic school, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari directed security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts to rescue the children.

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