| Published Mon, February 26th 2018 at 09:28, Updated February 26th 2018 at 09:31 GMT +3Nigeria’s air force said on Sunday that it had deployed additional air assets to the northeast to search for girls missing after an attack on their school by suspected members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram. But they later admitted that 110 girls were missing after the attack. Boko Haram militants have been fighting a long insurgency in the country's north in their quest for an Islamic state in the region. Nearly four years ago they abducted 276 girls from a school in Chibok, leading to a global #BringBackOurGirls campaign. ALSO READ: Nigerian schoolgirls escape Boko Haram attackThe conflict is estimated to have killed tens of thousands of people, and led to the abduction of thousands.

Source: Standard Digital February 26, 2018 06:33 UTC