Oyo State tops today’s headlines after a wave of school abductions hit Oriire LGA, with wounded and missing pupils. In brief: southwestern Nigerian state; capital Ibadan.
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.
Nigeria's military has freed about 360 people held by Boko Haram in the Mandara mountains of Borno State over the weekend, the army has said. Troops have evacuated survivors for medical care; two infants have died from exhaustion. The military says intelligence-led operations and psychological tactics forced militants from their positions.
Multiple school abductions across Lagos, Oyo and Borno states have intensified concerns about insecurity. Authorities report more than 40 children are missing in Borno, while Oyo North remains battered by further attacks; scrutiny of Tinubu administration’s security drive has intensified.