Cases of kidnapping for ransom are steadily increasing in Nigeria, with criminal gangs targeting primary schools and universities. Authorities say female students are the main targets by so-called "bandits," as they are perceived to fetch higher ransoms
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00:19 Most of the time when you are in class reading, you just hear sounds of guns.
00:25 There will be gunshots and it tends to distract your studies. This fear doesn't give students the right mindset to read.
00:35 Anytime you are reading, you have this tense and thinking, what if they are going to come in now?
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00:58 Adequate manpower, efficient security is one of the important things to look into.
01:03 They should be equipped with all the necessary things that they need.
01:07 The student union and the community, I think, they also have a responsibility to play.
01:13 Especially the girls, because all these attacks, the target usually is on girls.
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