Nigeria Kidnapping

Nigeria faces a worsening epidemic of mass kidnappings by criminal “bandit” gangs, who are now systematically targeting churches and schools in central and northwestern regions. These attacks are escalating in frequency and boldness, with a recent church raid in Kogi state marking the second such incident in weeks, indicating a tactical shift as gangs are displaced by security operations in neighboring areas. While the government attributes many attacks to jihadist groups, analysts emphasize the primary role of profit-driven criminal networks exploiting weak security in ruralContinue Reading