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Nigeria Borno kidnappings and security crisis 2026
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FIRST ENTRY OCT 08
OCT 08 · Day 1
Kidnappings hitting Nigeria's Borno families
In Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, only 56 of 113 primary schools were currently functioning.
Musa Abdullahi Wakawa's wife and seven-year-old son were abducted.
Usman Tar is the Borno State Commissioner for Information and Internal Security.