Nigeria s kidnap crisis: I saw my two-year-old carried by a man with a gun
By Naomi Scherbel-Ball
image captionHadiza Hashim helplessly witnessed the kidnapping of her own little boy
More than 300 children kidnapped from school are still in the hands of criminal gangs in Nigeria, with many now missing for nearly two months. Some of those abducted are just two years old.
While many of the more than 1,000 children taken have been released, often after extortionate ransom amounts were reportedly paid, hundreds of families are still desperately waiting for news of their children.
Some parents spoke to BBC News about the anguish they are experiencing and shared their thoughts about the struggle to educate children in the face of such danger.
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