Parents of the missing Government Science secondary school students wait for news on their children in Kankara , Nigeria, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. Neither official said whether the negotiations are with Boko Haram or another group. In February 2014, 59 boys were killed during a Boko Haram attack on the Federal Government College Buni Yadi in Yobe State. It was originally believed that the attackers were bandits, who sometimes work with Boko Haram. If Boko Haram is proven to be behind the abduction, it could mean a new wave of religious extremism is on the rise in Nigeria.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 15, 2020 09:45 UTC