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Teachers in northeastern Nigeria march in Maiduguri demanding the release of 42 abducted schoolchildren in Borno State and stronger school protection.
Al Jazeera’s Felix Nyawara reports.
A new report from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) confirms Fulani militants caused more deaths than Boko Haram or ISIS over the past year by mostly targeting Christian farming communities in Nigeria.
Commenting on the report, Open Doors CEO Henrietta Blyth said:
"My heart has been broken as I have heard stories from women and men who have seen their beloved family members butchered in front of them or carried off into a life of slavery."
🇳🇬 JUST IN: 13 Days Later, Over 80 Nigerian Children Still Missing While Government Remains Silent
More than 80 schoolchildren and teachers, many of them toddlers between the ages of 2 and 5, remain missing nearly two weeks after coordinated terrorist attacks on schools in Oyo and Borno States.
In Borno State, between 42 and 48 pupils were abducted during the May 15 attack on Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba LGA. Several victims were reportedly nursery and primary school children, while others were taken from nearby homes during the invasion.
Despite ongoing military operations by Operation Hadin Kai troops around the Sambisa axis, no confirmed rescue, ransom demand, or official communication from the abductors has emerged after 13 days. Authorities have since shut down the affected school and relocated pupils to safer centres in Uba.
In Oyo State, about 39 students and 7 teachers from multiple schools in Oriire LGA, including Community High School Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota Baptist Nursery/Primary School, and L.A. Primary School, are also still being held by terrorists.
Security agencies, alongside local vigilantes and air surveillance teams, have intensified rescue operations, but no successful release has been confirmed as of May 28. Police authorities also dismissed several circulating claims of a rescue operation as false.
NEW: The Attorney General is reviewing whether to refer this to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.
A Govt spox said: "“We share the public’s shock at the details of this horrific case, and our thoughts are with the young victims during this distressing time.
“The Law Officers are urgently reviewing the case with the utmost care and attention.”
Several MPs asked for it to be referred.