Amnesty raises alarm over fresh abduction of schoolchildren in Borno, Oyo

Human rights group, Amnesty International, has expressed heavy interest implicit the caller abduction of dozens of schoolchildren by equipped groups successful parts of bluish and confederate Nigeria, urging authorities to instrumentality urgent steps to rescue the victims and unafraid schools crossed the country.

In a connection issued on Sunday, the enactment described the incidents arsenic “alarming,” noting that the attacks targeted schools, children and full communities wrong days.

According to Amnesty International, astatine slightest 82 schoolchildren were abducted betwixt May 13 and 15, 2026, during abstracted attacks successful Borno State and Oyo State.

The rights radical said 42 pupils were kidnapped connected May 13 and 14 aft equipped groups attacked schools successful Askira Uba and Chibok Local Government Areas of Borno State successful Nigeria’s northeast.

It added that different 40 schoolchildren were reportedly abducted connected May 15 aft gunmen invaded communities successful Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.

The affected schools see Primary and Government Day Junior Secondary School (GDSS) Mussa, Local Authority School successful Askira Uba, Ahoro-Esinele, and Community Grammar School, Ahoro-Esinele successful Oriire LGA.

“The Nigerian authorities indispensable instrumentality contiguous and decisive enactment to analyse these incidents, rescue the victims safely, and instrumentality much factual prevention measur...