One of the biggest school kidnappings in the past ten years since the world was shocked by the 2014 kidnapping of schoolgirls in Borno state’s Chibok town is the kidnapping of 287 children in Kaduna state, which is close to the nation’s capital.
According to analysts and campaigners, the security flaws that permitted the mass kidnapping still exist.”They arrived in large numbers, riding on (motor) bikes, and firing intermittently and at random,” stated Nura Ahmad, the assistant headteacher of the school.Security weaknesses that permitted that mass kidnapping, according to analysts and campaigners, still exist.Nura Ahmad, the assistant headteacher at the school, stated, “They came in dozens, riding on (motor) bikes, shooting sporadically and randomly.”
At least 100 children under the age of twelve were among the victims of the most recent attack, which occurred just as the school day was beginning, according to residents of Kuriga town, which is 55 miles (89 kilometres) from Kaduna. The victims were surrounded and marched into a forest.According to school officials, one man was shot and killed while attempting to save the pupils.
Five of Rashidat Hamza’s six children were among those taken captive.She is hoping for a speedy return of her children, who range in age from 7 to 18.”We trust in God even though we don’t know what to do. Hamza remarked, “We don’t have any police, military, or security to guard the school.
My thoughts have been disorganised ever since this incident. Shehu Lawal, whose son was also kidnapped, stated, “I am so worried about the children and their condition that I can’t even walk around.”Although no group has taken credit for the mass kidnapping, the locals attribute it to the bandits who often kill large numbers of people and kidnap them for significant ransom in isolated areas in the northwest and central parts of Nigeria.In the war-torn northern region, women, children, and students are frequently the targets of mass kidnappings; many victims are only freed after paying enormous ransoms.
