TERRORISMTAKESOVERHEADLINES:FROM

 Nigeriawokeupagaintoawaveofheartbreakingstoriesas

nationalconversations.FromKebbitoKwara,theatmosphere

commander,followedbyanattackonachurchinKwaraState.

terrorism,kidnappings,andviolentattacksdominatedtoday’s

istense,thefearisreal,andthepeopleareexhausted.

Everywhereyouturn,it’sonepainfulheadlineafteranother.

BelowisGbeduGist’sbreakdownoftoday’sbiggest

reportsoftheinterceptionandexecutionofabrigade

It started with the abduction of school girls in Kebbi State,then

conversations:

1️⃣SECURITY&RESCUEEFFORTS

2️⃣THEHUMANIMPACT—STORIESOFPAIN&

“Dayandnightpursuit.Successisnotoptional.”

police,localvigilantes,andhunters.

TheFederalGovernmenthasdeployedajointteamofsoldiers,

ordered:

Rescueoperationsareongoingacrossmultiplestates.

TheChiefofArmyStaffdidn’tmincewords—hereportedly

SURVIVAL

TwostaffmemberswerekilledduringtheKebbischoolattackTwooftheabductedgirlsmanagedtoescape,but24remainin

franticparentsthatworkisongoingtorescuetheirdaughters.

KEBBI

Familiesareinagony.OneheartbrokenfathertoldtheBBC:

“Heartlessterrorists.”

captivity.

4️⃣SYSTEMICFAILURE—SAMESTORY,DIFFERENT

●failuretoprosecuteknownattackers

”

andcallingtheattackers:

TheGovernorofKebbiStatevisitedtheschoolandassured

Residentshadearlierreportedsuspiciousmovements,but

3️⃣OFFICIALRESPONSE—FROMSTATEHOUSETO

“It’shardtogobackhome.”

Analystsarecallingitwhatitis:

DAY

securityforcesfailedtoact.

PresidentTinubualsoweighedin,promisingto“actswiftly,

Thepainisnational.Thetraumaisgenerational.

●corruptioncripplingthesecuritysystem●weaponsgettingintothewronghands

5️⃣ANATIONALCRISISWITHNOENDINSIGHT

ThisisthecyclethatkeepsfuelingNigeria’sinsecurity.

“Traumatisefamiliesandweakenparents’confidenceinboth

theeducationsystemandthegovernment’sabilitytoprotect

Targetschools→Gainleverage→Getnationalattention

formula:

studentshavebeenkidnappedfromschoolsinnorthern

Nigeria.

Bandits,terrorists,andarmedgangshavediscoveredapainful

Thisisnowalong-termcrisisaffectingtheverysoulof

childrenwhosefuturesarehangingbyathread.

theirchildren.”

Sincethe2014Chibokgirls’abduction,morethan1,500

AccordingtoPlanInternational,theserepeatedattacks:

Abrokeneducationsystem,traumatisedfamilies,and

Thecost?

Nigerianeducation.