Schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria

28/09/10 13:38 CET

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The hunt is on in Nigeria for a gang of kidnappers who have taken a group of schoolchildren hostage.

The 15 youngsters are all pupils at the Abayi infants and primary, an international school in Abia, a state in the south east of the country.

It’s understood the gang boarded a school bus and seized the children. The kidnappers have already asked for a ransom to be paid.

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