Nigeria has faced a renewed wave of attacks by armed groups in recent days. In the most recent incident, an unknown number of pupils were abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, marking the second school kidnapping in less than a week. This is the same week in which a church was attacked. So, what is happening? The BBC’s Chiagozie Nwonwu explains. 🎤 Reporter: Chiagozie Nwonwu 🎬 Produced by: Kathy Harcombe #nigeria | BBC News Africa

Nigeria’s newly appointed Defence Minister Christopher Musa has told the BBC that the government is making efforts to stop the spate of killings in the country, and plans to continue its relationship with the US as an ally. For years, criminal gangs - known locally as bandits - have carried out killings and kidnappings for ransom in Nigeria, mainly targeting the north-west. But more recently, bandits have been moving to other parts of the country. Amid claims by Donald Trump of a “Christian geno

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