Event Brief
Parents fear jihadist expansion as students remain captive
Filed: Jun 19, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
Summary: More than a month after dozens of students were abducted in Oyo state, parents and authorities say the captives remain in captivity.
WHO: Parents and authorities
WHAT: Parents and authorities express anguish and fear that abducted students remain in captivity after a mass abduction.
WHEN: Jun 19, 2026 at 6:31 AM ET
WHERE: Oyo State, Nigeria
WHY: They fear the abductions could signal jihadist expansion into a previously safer region.
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