Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are

Nigeria suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in the conflict-battered northern region of the country on Friday.

It wasn’t immediately confirmed who the attackers were or the number of students abducted at St. Mary’s School in Niger state’s Papiri community. Local media broadcaster Arise TV said that 52 schoolchildren were seized, and local police said they have…