"Unveiling Kaduna's Kidnapping Crisis: Over 300 Students abducted"
The kidnapping crisis in Kaduna, Nigeria, has reached alarming proportions with the reported recent abduction of over 300 students from the LEA Primary and Secondary School in Kuriga village. Kaduna state has witnessed a surge in kidnappings in recent years, targeting students, teachers, and civilians. The perpetrators, including Boko Haram insurgents and criminal gangs, exploit socio-economic vulnerabilities and demand ransom payments as a source of income. On March 7, armed bandits stormed the LEA Primary and Secondary School in Kuriga village, kidnapping over 300 students. The assailants, operating on motorcycles, executed a brazen attack, highlighting the vulnerability of educational institutions to such criminal activities. A member of the local community reported to CNN that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all the students if their demands are not met within three weeks. The kidnapping crisis in Kaduna is rooted in socio-eco