According to Amnesty International, over 400 persons were kidnapped in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram terrorists on 29 February
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The unrelenting attacks have heightened feelings of insecurity in the country, including the Federal Capital Territory. Boko Haram terrorists have also attacked and looted banks and other financial institutions, stealing hundreds of millions of Naira in the process to “promote the Jihad of God,” as it claimed.
On 14 April 2014, Boko Haram terrorists abducted 276 schoolgirls from their dormitories in Chibok, a town in Borno State. At the time, the students were writing their final year examinations. About 57 of the girls managed to escape while on transit with their abductors, while several others were eventually released following negotiations between the government and the armed groups.
This week, PREMIUM TIMES reported that armed groups carried out mass abduction of residents across communities in Borno and Kaduna states, heightening the feelings of insecurity and compounding the economic hardship in Nigeria under the watch of President Bola Tinubu.
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