Children in Nigeria describe a growing pattern of abductions as armed militants move from the country’s north toward the south. Multiple reports say Nigeria has long faced mass kidnappings of schoolchildren by armed groups, particularly in northern areas affected by insurgency and instability. According to the children’s accounts cited by outlets, captives are being seized along routes and in communities now within the militants’ expanding area of movement. The reports characterize the shift as a change in where the abductions are occurring, rather than a disappearance of the threat in the north. They describe how armed groups take young captives, with children describing personal experiences and observations of how the raids are carried out. The overall coverage emphasizes the testimonies of children as a source of detail about the timing and direction of the militants’ advance. While specific figures and locations are not provided in the excerpts available here, the articles converge on the point that militants are now operating further south and are seizing more young captives as they do so.