Kankara to Kagara: Lessons not learnt
Aerial view of Kankara-Dutsinma Road. Credit: Googlemaps
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Thu Feb 25 2021
The abduction last week of 42 people, including 27 schoolchildren and three teachers, from their school dormitory in Kagara, Niger State, is extremely concerning. But it cannot be considered surprising, even to casual observers outside Nigeria. This explains how little international attention the incident has received. For terrorists to march into a school and walk away with the whole student body may be unthinkable in other places, but it is almost a normal way of life in the supposed ‘giant of Africa’. It is the result of many years of sending criminals a message that they can get away with their crimes.