June 11, 2026
File: One of the schools from where the kidnappers took captives.
•As stakeholders express concerns
By Adesina Wahab
When Boko Haram terrorists abducted over 276 girls in their hostels in Chibok, Borno State in 2014, little did Nigerians know that it would become the beginning of nightmarish experiences of witnessing mass abduction of pupils, teachers and students from schools across the country. The statistics of the number of people killed, injured and those still in captivity is better imagined. In the last two years, no fewer than 650 students have been abducted, not adding the number of teachers and others.
