Following the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) confirmation that Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JAS) terrorists were behind the recent school abductions in Oyo State, fresh concerns have emerged over what security experts describe as a dangerous convergence of terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria’s South-West.

According to her, two of the detained individuals were arrested in Jikamshi, while the third was arrested in Kano.

A London court has sentenced a 36-year-old Nigerian man, Fawaz Abdulkareem to life imprisonment for the fatal stabbing of a man following a dispute at a flat in Vauxhall.

For about two decades, the northern part of the country has been ravaged by terrorism characterised by sacking of entire communities, mass killings, looting, destruction and kidnappings for ransom.

The row erupted just days before the June 11 start of the 2026 World Cup, which is being jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.