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Families protest in Nigeria over children abducted nearly 100 days ago
MAIDUGURI, Aug 21 -
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Families → protest → children
Parents of children abducted from Nigeria's northeastern Borno state protested in Uba town on Thursday, demanding the federal government secure their release nearly 100 days after they were taken.
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they → abduct → release
The children were seized from their classrooms on May 15 in Mussa, a community on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest, a long-time stronghold of Islamist militants.
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children → seize → militants
The protest underscored families' frustration as kidnappings persist despite years of military operations against Boko Haram and its Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) offshoot in northeastern Nigeria.
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kidnappings → underscore → Nigeria
While the insurgency has weakened since its peak, both groups continue to stage attacks on civilians, schools and security forces across Borno and neighbouring states.
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groups → weaken → Borno
The abduction was followed by another attack in nearby Lassa on June 29, where 36 students and a teacher also remain captive.
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students → follow → June
Last month, authorities secured the release of schoolchildren abducted by gunmen from schools in southwest Oyo state after nearly two months in captivity.
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authorities → secure → captivity
'WE WORRY EVERY DAY'
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WE → worry → ?
A police spokesperson said the military is "on top of the situation" but declined further comment, directing enquiries to the military.
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military → say → military
A spokesperson for the military did not respond to requests for comment.
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spokesperson → respond → comment
"We still have not seen them," said Chinda Buba, whose child was among those abducted.
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child → see → those
"We do not know where our children are.
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children → know → ?
We don't know whether they are healthy or going through difficult conditions."
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they → know → conditions
Peace Nicolos, whose two children, aged 3-1/2 and 8-1/2, are among the missing, said families lived in constant anxiety.
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families → say → anxiety
"We worry every day and struggle to eat," she said.
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she → worry → ?
"We are pleading with the government to rescue them."
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We → plead → them
Orbet Lawan Yakubu, representing the traditional ruler of Mussa, said around 45 children remained unaccounted for.
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children → represent → Mussa
"There is nothing more painful than separating very young children from their parents," he said.
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he → be → parents
"The entire community is affected because almost every family is connected to those who were taken."
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who → affect → those
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