Gunshots at 9am. Then they rounded up the children: how Chibok-style school abductions are spreading in Nigeria
Armed groups in Nigeria are increasingly targeting schools for mass abductions, a trend reminiscent of the 2014 Chibok kidnappings. Recent raids in Oyo state have resulted in dozens of children and teachers being taken into forest areas.
Why it matters
The escalation of school kidnappings highlights a severe security crisis and the breakdown of safety for children in parts of Nigeria.
A empty classroom in the Baptist nursery and primary school in Yawota, which was targeted on 15 May. View image in fullscreen A empty classroom in the Baptist nursery and primary school in Yawota, which was targeted on 15 May. Global development Gunshots at 9am. Then they rounded up the children: how Chibok-style school abductions are spreading in Nigeria Families have been left in despair after 39 pupils and seven teachers were kidnapped from classrooms in Oyo state, a part of the country previously considered relatively peaceful
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