According to a report, on Saturday four women and fifteen pupils were abducted in Gado, Sokota. Reportedly, the army is also searching for hundreds of school children taken in Kuriga on Thursday, the biggest mass abduction since 2021, though atleast 28 have escaped. According to the report, nigerian troops are working with police and local search teams to search surrounding forests. Reportedly, a fourteen year old who was shot by gunmen has since died. According to the report, Nigeria’s vice president is visiting Kuriga and is due to meet the governor.
Reportedly, gunmen abducted 150 school children in Kaduna in 2021 but families were reunited after they paid a ransom, however in 2022 Nigeria passed a law banning ransom payments, and in cases where people die abductions are punishable by death. According to the report, as a result of the abductions many aren’t attending school.