Approximately 100 school girls were abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria said officials today.
The gunmen, who are believed to be from the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, forced the teenage students into lorries reports the BBC.
The militant group, whose name means “Western education is forbidden” , is responsible for an armed movement looking to establish an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
A bomb blast yesterday, allegedly carried out by the group, in the same region killed over 100 civilians.
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