From classrooms to captivity: How bandits, criminals turned schools into ransom goldmines

As bandits and criminal networks continue to exploit and profit from lapses in security, families and communities are paralysed by the fear of abductions, especially as the focus shifts to the most vulnerable—children, AYOOLA OLASUPO reports In early December 2024, terror swept through Kafin Dawa, a remote village in Zamfara State, as armed men stormed