Overview
- State authorities said gunmen abducted children from the Dahallukitab Group of Schools in Lokoja, and security forces have rescued 15 so far.
- The government described the site as unregistered and set in a remote bush area that lacked oversight and routine security checks.
- Accounts differ on the total seized, with AP reporting 23 pupils and a state statement listing 24 people including the proprietor’s wife.
- Police in Kogi said operations continue to free the remaining victims and arrest the attackers, and no group has claimed responsibility.
- Officials urged all schools and orphanages to register with authorities as kidnappings for ransom persist in north and central Nigeria, where the term “pupil” usually means primary school age.