June 14, 2026

•Shun village meetings, birthdays, weddings, funerals, others

By Esther Onyegbula & Cynthia Alo

For many Nigerians, travelling for wedding ceremonies, funerals, village meetings, and other social events, activities that were once routine, has become difficult choices clouded by fear.

As kidnapping and other forms of insecurity continue to spread across different parts of the country, more people are thinking twice before embarking on journeys that were once regular.