Nigeria: No, Photos Showing Scarred Children Are Old, Unrelated to Nigeria’s Oyo State School Abduction

No, photos showing scarred children are old, unrelated to Nigeria’s Oyo state school abduction

IN SHORT: Social media posts falsely claim photos of scarred children show the students abducted in Oyo state, Nigeria, in May 2026. But the photos have been online since 2020 and are unrelated to the incident.

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Nigeria continues to grapple with insecurity, as attacks in different parts of the country persist.

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