Rising violence hits Nigeria’s Lokoja-Abuja route as kidnappings spike, amid ongoing insecurity in the region. Lokoja is Kogi State’s capital at Niger-Benue confluence.
Armed attackers have abducted dozens of students from a primary school in Mussa, Borno State, and at least 40 more from a Baptist school in Oyo State. Authorities are assessing numbers while rights groups warn that abductions are driving families to pull children from school.