Nigeria's risk consultancy SBM Intelligence said it had recorded 4,777 people abducted since Tinubu took office in May last year.
A general view of a classroom at Kuriga school in Kuririga on March 8, 2024, where more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen.
The kidnapping in Kuriga, Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years and prompted a national outcry over insecurity.“The rescued hostages totalling 137 comprise of 76 females and 61 males. They were rescued in Zamfara State and would be conveyed and handed over to the Kaduna State Government for further action,” said army spokesman Major General Edward Buba.He told AFP the number represented all the pupils who were in captivity.
Gangs of criminals known locally as bandits have been blamed for the abductions. They routinely target communities, loot villages and carry out mass kidnappings for ransom in northwest and north-central Nigeria.Relatives had said the kidnappers demanded a large payment for the return of the children, but President Tinubu said he had ordered security forces not to pay up.
Nigerian risk consultancy SBM Intelligence said it had recorded 4,777 people abducted since Tinubu took office in May last year.
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