Photos shared by his office showed a shell-shocked looking young woman, in a pink striped hijab, speaking to the governor with her two small children, flanked by military officers.... Eighty two of the victims were freed in 2017 after mediation, adding to 24 who were released or found.... A few others have escaped or been rescued, but just over 110 remain missing....

KANO: Gunmen known in northwest Nigeria as “ bandits ” killed at least 140 people in multiple raids this week, four residents told AFP on Saturday, but there was no official confirmation. Clashes between herders and farmers over access to land has plagued northwest and central Nigeria for years, with some groups evolving into criminal gangs who now terrorise local communities.“ We buried a total of 143 people killed by the bandits in the attacks, ” said Balarabe Alhaji, a community leader in one

The smell of death lingered for days after the killings.... 31, shortly after a military division defending the area left for unknown reasons, “ our( local) defence forces confronted them ”.... Ordinary people here also joined with whatever they could, ” said 66-year-old Dagnew Hune....

Less than an hour later, another group of militants broke into the Bethel Baptist school 45 miles away and abducted 121 boys and girls aged between 9 and 16.... Politicians and celebrities have also been snared.... More than 300 are still missing and the true toll is far higher since so many attacks go unreported....