15 children kidnapped in Nigeria


15 children remain missing in Aba, located the southeastern region of Nigeria. According to CNN, the children were kidnapped during a hijacking involvolving four gunmen who boarded a schoolbus and took the children away. President Goodluck Jonathan expressed his concern for the 15 nursery and primary school students missing. Kidnapping has been a problem in the region for years, in this case the hijacker is asking for a ransom equal to about $130,000.