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Commissioner says some kidnapped Kogi University students have been rescued

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 12, 2024

The Kogi state government announced that some of the kidnapped students from Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi, have been released. According to a statement from the state commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, the rescue operation took place hours

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UNICEF calls on Nigeria to secure education and children’s future

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 16, 2024

The Nigerian government has been urged by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to secure children’s education by making sure that early warning systems are in place in 37 percent of schools across 10 states to detect risks like school attacks. They are making this request in light of a report that claims 1,680 schoolchildren […]

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Gunmen kidnap students travelling in Delta

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 2, 2024

Gunmen reportedly kidnapped an unspecified number of students travelling along the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State. Channels Television said that the event occurred on Monday. However, information about the abduction remain unclear at the time of this publication, as security officials have yet to issue an official statement on the subject.

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Uba Sani vows to rescue the students kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 12, 2024

Governor Uba Sani has committed to return all of the pupils kidnapped by robbers on Thursday in Kuriga, Chikun LGA, Kaduna. The governor made the vow while visiting the community to express his condolences over the disaster. He did, however, say that the overall number of people kidnapped had not been determined, but the government […]

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8 suspects arrested over Ekiti recent attacks

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 5, 2024

Eight people have reportedly been taken into custody by the Ekiti State Police Command in connection with the recent killing of two traditional leaders and the kidnapping of some school students. Remember that on January 29, gunmen murdered Oba Babatunde Ogunsakin, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, and Oba Olatunde Olusola, the Onimojo of Imojo. Three […]

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Bandits kidnap students and staff in Ekiti [VIDEO]

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 30, 2024

The Apostolic Faith School in Emure, Ekiti State, has had some of its staff and students kidnapped by armed bandits. The students, their head teacher, and the driver who was taking them home after school were reportedly kidnapped by the robbers. The victims were abducted while riding their school bus from Emure back to Eporo […]

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Group voices concern over increase in the rate of students’ kidnapping

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

The nation’s rising rate of student kidnappings at all educational levels has been decried by the National Association of Seadogs (NAS). The organisation bemoaned the fact that rising levels of insecurity prevented students from learning in a calm and secure atmosphere. In a statement that was provided to reporters in Port Harcourt over the weekend, […]