Kaduna State is the fourth largest state in Nigeria with an estimated population of about 9 million residents as of 2022. Created in 1967, Kaduna state is located in the northwest geopolitical region of the country. In August 2023, Incognito Blog reported a new polio variant in the state.
According to recent reports, over 200 children have been kidnapped in the Kuriga region of Kaduna. The report further mentions that armed terrorists on motorcycles entered the school in the early hours of March 7 2024, and abducted students and their teacher.