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Students have been killed. this round of kidnappings started in december, when more than 300 schoolboys were abducted from their dorms in a town called kankara. the town lies in a rural part of nigeria s north western katsina state, vulnerable to attack. at the time, i travelled to kankara to cover the story. back then, i met usama, a student with sickle cell, who had managed to escape the kidnappers. i also spoke to ruqayya bello and bello sidi, whose asthmatic 14 year old son, umar, was still missing. the kidnapped boys were released after six days. ....
Now the school remains closed, leaving many boys at home without an education. the situation remains precarious. less than six months ago, we drove down this road to the town of kankara, to cover the kidnapping of over 300 schoolboys by armed men. since then, the area has become even more unsafe, with multiple reports of attacks. usama and others in his year have been relocated to a school in a safer location, closer to the state capital. why do you study? from there, to go back toward, what? what about the second one? he s one of the lucky few attending class, so he can take his school leaving exams. z is what? y? that moves from 2 to y. ....