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In 2014, the kidnapping of 276 Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram sparked global outrage.
In the years since, hundreds of students have been seized, often for money.
Experts say schools are easy targets as they lack adequate security.
No group has taken responsibility for this latest abduction.
Authorities say a massive search and rescue operation is underway after armed men on motorcycles attacked the school in the early hours, taking staff and students away in large vans.
Earlier in the week, 25 students were taken by gunmen from another boarding school in a neighboring state.
Kenya's foreign ministry says more than 200 Kenyans are fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Officials say many were tricked into traveling to Russia with promises of jobs, housing, and payments of up to $18,000.
The foreign ministry says they've received distressed messages from a number of men who are either imprisoned in Ukraine or trapped on the front lines, and efforts are underway to bring them home.
Kenya's President William Ruto spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky last week and both men agreed to work together to secure the return of Kenyan nationals.
Ukraine's government estimates that more than 1,400 people from at least three dozen African countries are currently in the country fighting for Russia.