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Classrooms to Captivity: Nigeria's Top 10 Hotspots for Student Kidnappings (2018-2024)

Highlighting Top 10 states by number of students kidnapped. Kaduna (518) and Zamfara (476) recorded the highest numbers of student kidnappings from 2018 to 2024, highlighting northern Nigeria as a hotspot for school-targeted abductions due to insecurity. Conversely, states like Kogi (12) and Enugu (14) experienced minimal cases, suggesting a relatively safer environment for educational institutions in these regions.

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Some Schools Affected : Peace memorial college (2023) Lagos State, Holy Trinity High School (2023) Rivers State, Government science college (2021) Niger State, Bethel Baptist High school (2021) Kaduna State, Greenfield University (2021) Kaduna State, Community secondary school, 2023, Adamawa State, Government girls school (2021) Zamfara State, St marys sec school (2023) Benue State, Fed govt college (2023) Kaduna State.

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