Nigeria Faces Escalating Crisis as Over 1,400 Students Kidnapped in a Decade

The recent abduction of 287 students in Kaduna State marks a continuing trend of mass kidnappings in Nigeria's troubled northern region.

A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped, with the latest incident involving 287 students in Kaduna State.
The kidnappings are part of a broader security crisis in northern Nigeria, driven by insurgent Islamic militant groups and bandit gangs seeking ransom.
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has deployed troops to rescue the kidnapped children, highlighting the government's struggle to address the crisis.
The mass abductions threaten education in northern Nigeria, where literacy rates are already the lowest in the country.
The international community recalls the 2014 Chibok abduction as a significant moment, but the situation has worsened, affecting all of Nigeria's regions.