There have been large-scale protests in Nigeria over insecurity this week. The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a Catholic school in Niger state have been released, President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson said on Sunday, following one of the country's biggest mass kidnappings of recent years. "The remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by terrorists...have now been released. The abduction caused outrage over worsening insecurity in northern Nigeria, where armed gangs frequently target schools for ransom. School kidnappings surged after Boko Haram militants abducted 276 girls from Chibok in 2014.

Source: Irish Independent December 22, 2025 03:04 UTC