About this episode

The episode discusses the recent rescue of abducted school children and teachers in Nigeria and the subsequent calls for investigations, alongside Somalia's concerns over a new WhatsApp feature.

Days after the rescue of 48 school children and their teachers from kidnappers in Nigeria's Southwest Oyo State, authorities call for investigations into the abductions and the release. We hear from the families of the victims. And Somalia cites insecurity and money laundering in a bid to oppose the roll out a new WhatsApp feature that will allow users to utilise usernames instead of registered phone numbers. Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Bella Twine and Priya Sippy Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Technical Producer: David Nzau Editors: Rhoda Odhiambo and Maryam Abdalla

People in this episode

Host: Nkechi Ogbonna

Topics covered

• kidnapping
• education
• security
• family
• investigation
• technology
• WhatsApp

Keywords

• Nigeria
• abduction
• school children
• investigation
• WhatsApp
• Somalia
• security
• money laundering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC World Service

Places: Nigeria, Oyo State, Somalia

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