Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria

Author: bbc.comPublished on: May 16, 2026Country: Nigeria
Crime & Law
Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria

More than 50 children were kidnapped by armed men from three schools in Mussa, Borno state, Nigeria. Most of the missing children are aged between two and five years old. Eyewitnesses reported that the attackers used the children as human shields while fleeing on motorcycles. Traumatized parents are desperately waiting for news about their children.

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