Event Brief
46 children and adults kidnapped in southern Nigeria
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
Summary: A Christian group says 46 people, mostly children aged two to 16, were seized in an attack in Oyo state on May 15.
WHO: CAN president for Oyo state, Elisha Olukayode Ogundiya
WHAT: Ogundiya said 46 people, mostly children aged two to 16, were kidnapped in attacks in Oyo state.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 7:28 AM ET
WHERE: Oyo State, Nigeria
WHY: No motive was reported.
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