Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Kidnapping of Nigerian Boys Raises Fears of Growing Wave of Violence

Associated Press

   LAGOS, NIGERIA - Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed
   responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in
   Nigeria's northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such
   attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the
   region.

   More than 330 students remain missing from the Government Science
   Secondary School in Kankara after gunmen with assault rifles attacked
   their school Friday night, although scores of others managed to escape.

   The government and the attackers are negotiating the fate of the boys,
   according to Garba Shehu, a spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu
   Buhari.

.