Gunmen abducted 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s School in Niger state, Nigeria

[Barlow]

Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are

Nigeria has suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in north-central Kebbi state.

apnews.com

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in the conflict-battered northern region of the country on Friday.

A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted in Friday’s attack at St. Mary’s School in Niger state’s Papiri community. It wasn’t immediately confirmed who the attackers were. Local police said they have deployed a team to rescue the children.
Friday’s attack happened four days after 25 students were abducted in neighboring Kebbi state.

Niger state closed all its schools following the latest abduction.

School kidnappings have come to define insecurity in Africa’s most populous nation, and analysts say it’s often because armed gangs see schools as “strategic” targets to draw more attention.

UNICEF said last year that only 37% of schools across 10 of the conflict-hit states have early warning systems to detect threats.

The kidnappings are happening amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims of targeted killings against Christians in the West African country. Attacks in Nigeria affect both Christians and Muslims. The school attack earlier this week in Kebbi state was in the Muslim-majority Maga town.

Nigeria’s security challenges​

Nigeria has struggled for years to combat Boko Haram and other armed groups, at times striking and killing civilians in mistaken air assaults meant for militants. The military also has carried out airstrikes and special operations targeting the hideouts of armed gangs.

But Islamic extremists in recent months have repeatedly overrun military outposts, mined roads with bombs and raided civilian communities despite the military’s claims of success against them. That surge in activity has strained security efforts across Nigeria’s north.

Last month, President Bola Tinubu replaced the country’s security chiefs.


Earlier this year, the U.S. government approved the sale of $346 million in arms to strengthen Nigeria’s fight against insurgencies and criminal groups. More recently, however, Trump has threatened Nigeria with potential military action — and a halt to all aid and assistance — while alleging that Nigeria’s government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. Nigeria has rejected the claim.

 

[Secure Da Bag]

I swear this exact same story happened 10 years ago. Are we sure this isn't recycled news?

 

[CoryMack]

This is why it's not enough for us FBA to know that someone is "from Nigeria" or "from Kenya."

Not anymore. We need to know exactly what tribe those people doing the kidnappings are, and how many of the ones here are connected to them in anyway whatsoever. Doesn't have to be the same tribe, could be allied tribes, or friendly tribes, but we need to know who these people among us are! A poster on here proudly stated that "Boko Haram was already here" and we just didn't know it.

What kind of people just sit by and go on like everything is normal, when in another part of the country hundreds are being kidnapped at the time?!?!?!? And this has happened multiple times? Who do you think it is in our communities snatching our children?

 

[CoryMack]

I swear this exact same story happened 10 years ago. Are we sure this isn't recycled news?

no this isn't recycled news. this has happened multiple times over there.

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

This is why it's not enough for us FBA to know that someone is "from Nigeria" or "from Kenya."

Not anymore. We need to know exactly what tribe those people doing the kidnappings are, and how many of the ones here are connected to them in anyway whatsoever. Doesn't have to be the same tribe, could be allied tribes, or friendly tribes, but we need to know who these people among us are! A poster on here proudly stated that "Boko Haram was already here" and we just didn't know it.

What kind of people just sit by and go on like everything is normal, when in another part of the country hundreds are being kidnapped at the time?!?!?!? And this has happened multiple times? Who do you think it is in our communities snatching our children?

“Tribe” is an outdated word.

For example, there over 70 million Hausas. Over 40 million Yorubas and over 40 million Igbos. These are not ‘tribes’. These are nations.

 

[Elim Garak]

This is insane.

 

[MikelArteta]

Giant of Africa

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

Tinubu isn’t that interested in fighting terrorism in Northern Nigeria.



He probably views it as “their” problem.

‘Wetin concern me?’

He’s a Yoruba from the South. So long as they’re not effecting his money pilfering he doesn’t care

 

[Ghostface Trillah]

This is why it's not enough for us FBA to know that someone is "from Nigeria" or "from Kenya."

Not anymore. We need to know exactly what tribe those people doing the kidnappings are, and how many of the ones here are connected to them in anyway whatsoever. Doesn't have to be the same tribe, could be allied tribes, or friendly tribes, but we need to know who these people among us are! A poster on here proudly stated that "Boko Haram was already here" and we just didn't know it.

What kind of people just sit by and go on like everything is normal, when in another part of the country hundreds are being kidnapped at the time?!?!?!? And this has happened multiple times? Who do you think it is in our communities snatching our children?

Found some way to make this about y'all

The white people of black people I tell ya

 

[Da King]

Islam, So So peaceful

 

[Barlow]

I swear this exact same story happened 10 years ago. Are we sure this isn't recycled news?

More children were kidnapped than the boko haram story 10 years ago

 

[WIA20XX]

I swear this exact same story happened 10 years ago. Are we sure this isn't recycled news?

Kidnapping in Nigeria - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Seems to have happened a couple times.

 

[Diunx]

Wish several African nations would unite and get rid of all the evil Islamic scum in the continent.

Muslims that just want to live their lives, no problem, terrorist c*nts and honor killing a$$holed, fukk them.

 

[ScoopNScore]

This is why it's not enough for us FBA to know that someone is "from Nigeria" or "from Kenya."

Not anymore. We need to know exactly what tribe those people doing the kidnappings are, and how many of the ones here are connected to them in anyway whatsoever. Doesn't have to be the same tribe, could be allied tribes, or friendly tribes, but we need to know who these people among us are! A poster on here proudly stated that "Boko Haram was already here" and we just didn't know it.

What kind of people just sit by and go on like everything is normal, when in another part of the country hundreds are being kidnapped at the time?!?!?!? And this has happened multiple times? Who do you think it is in our communities snatching our children?

Ghoulish post

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Needs to be the same energy as the save our girls campaign there was in the 2010s.

Having said that that there have already been many women possibly thousands kidnapped in Sudan by the RSF and people didn’t have that same energy.

Maybe there’s too much going on in the world at one time than there was back then one single event of terrorism would leave people outraged but now it feels like a daily occurrence over several different countries.

Women are under attack in multiple countries by violent terrorist militia men and bandits.