Borno state

A man weeps with parents of kidnapped school girls abducted by Islamist militants.  Some 230 girls are still missing, a much higher figure than authorities originally said had been kidnapped.

Nigerians fear kidnapped school girls have been taken abroad

Conflict & Justice

Local leaders in Nigeria’s northeast say there have been reports of gunmen crossing into Cameroon and Chad with some of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago. Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani says the tragedy is uniting Nigerians of diverse ethnicities and religions.Local leaders in Nigeria’s northeast say there have been reports of gunmen crossing into Cameroon and Chad with some of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago. Nigerian author Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani says the tragedy is uniting Nigerians of diverse ethnicities and religions.