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Amnesty International has raised the alarm over a fresh wave of school abductions across Nigeria, warning that repeated attacks on students are deepening insecurity and threatening access to education.
The organisation on its X account on Saturday, said armed groups carried out coordinated attacks within days of each other in both northern and southern parts of the country, abducting dozens of schoolchildren.
“The Nigerian authorities must take immediate and decisive action to investigate these incidents, rescue the victims safely, and take more concrete prevention measures to stop endless targeting of schools and children,” Amnesty International said.
According to the statement, on May 13 and 14, 2026, 42 schoolchildren were abducted after armed groups attacked schools in Askira Uba and Chibok Local Government Areas of Borno State in the northeast.
