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Abduction of schoolchildren is on the rise, and here are eight major cases of kidnapping of pupils and students that have happened in Nigeria;

Samuel Aruwan, commissioner for internal security, says the "machinery" put in place by the state to fight insecurity has yielded results.

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 30 May 2021 JESUSEGUN ALAGBE analyses the dichotomy between the government’s handling of peaceful citizens and insurgents terrorising the country Fifteen days after bandits stormed Greenfield University in Kaduna State and abducted 23 students, a tweet by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), erupted anger on social media, leaving many with the question: did the President really mean it when he earlier said his regime would go hard on bandits and other insurgents terrorising the country? The tweet, posted on May 5, was after the bandits ha...

Share AT exactly 8:15 pm, April 20, 2021, the ruinous ring of kidnapping for ransom extended its orbit of terror when at least 23 students and staff were kidnapped in Kasarami village, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, during an attack by suspected armed bandits at Greenfield University. Both local and international social media platforms went berserk, detailing and condemning the kidnap, with police authorities confirming the abduction, saying that suspected armed bandits infiltrated the institution in large numbers and abducted the students while killing one member of staff. Out...

The Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. John Joseph Hayab, has called on the leadership of the country to always tell Nigerians the truth of what is happening for constructive advice on the way forward. He lamented that Nigerians are usually left in the dark thereby making a lot of negative things that take the country backward to happen. Speaking in an intercessory prayer for insecurity and restoration of peace in Kaduna and Nigeria organized by the association, Rev. Hayab lamented that there is dishonesty on the part of the leadership tha...