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Nigerian Kidnappers Demand Ransom for School Children

   VOA News 28 September 2010

   Nigerian  police  are  searching  for  15  school  children  who  were
   kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria by armed gunmen.
   Police  spokesmen  said  Tuesday the kidnappers have demanded a ransom
   from the owners of the private school the children attend.
   They seized the children after hijacking their school bus early Monday
   morning.
   Police  say  the  students attend nursery school and primary school at
   Abayi International School, in Abia state.
   There have been a number of kidnappings for ransom in Abia state, near
   Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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