Lekan Oyekanmi And Haruna Umar
Belongings of a missing Government Science Secondary School student are seen at their hostel in Kankara, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) December 16, 2020 - 10:23 AM
KANKARA, Nigeria - Anger, fear and exhaustion. Anxiety has overwhelmed many parents in Nigeriaâs northern Kankara village who await word on their sons who are among the more than 330 kidnapped by extremists from a government boysâ school last week.
West and Central Africa: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (10 – 16 Dec 2020)
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COVID-19 CASES DOUBLE AS SECOND WAVE LINKED TO PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITIES HITS
517 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Burkina Faso from 3-8 December. In comparison, there were 245 new cases confirmed in the preceding week. Of the new cases, 4 were “imported” cases among new arrivals, while 513 were the result of community transmission. According to WHO and the Health Cluster, there has been a marked increase in cases of community transmission, which has been linked with the preelectoral and electoral period (Burkina Faso held its national presidential and parliamentary elections on 22 November). On 7 December, the Ministry of Health issued an order establishing a new committee, with 6 sub-committees (Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation; Communication; Vaccine Regulation, Surveillance and Safety; Logistics and Transport; Financing and Resource Mobilization; and Security), responsible fo
2020/12/16 20:46 Parents of a missing Government Science Secondary School student wait for news on their child in Kankara, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Rebels from. Parents of a missing Government Science Secondary School student wait for news on their child in Kankara, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Two women walk past the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group cl.
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Reax As Boko Haram Claims Kidnap Of Nigerian Students
The Daily Nigerian said it received an audio message from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claiming the abduction, although there has been no independent verification of its authenticity
Nigerians were on Tuesday still coming to terms with the news of the kidnap of hundreds of schoolboys in one of the largest such attacks in years.
Nigeria s Boko Haram jihadist rebels have claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 330 students that are still missing from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, after gunmen with assault rifles attacked their school Friday night, although scores of others managed to escape.
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LAGOS, Nigeria Rebels from the Boko Haram extremist group claimed responsibility Tuesday for abducting hundreds of boys from a school in Nigeria’s northern Katsina State last week in one of the largest such attacks in years, raising fears of a growing wave of violence in the region.
More than 330 students remain missing from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara after gunmen with assault rifles attacked their school Friday night, although scores of others managed to escape.
The government and the attackers are negotiating the fate of the boys, according to Garba Shehu, a spokesman for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.