The abduction took place on the same day as the horrific kidnapping of children from the Esiele/Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, and the subsequent harrowing beheading of one of the abductees and a teacher in the school. The pain, grief, agony and outrage that have trailed the Oyo abduction are, however, understandably louder than those surrounding the Borno incident. Please do not get me wrong. Snatching our children from the cradle into the bush, exposed to the elements and harsh weather conditions, is tragic and unfathomable.
Borno’s Askira-Uba school children: The abduction Nigeria chose to ignore, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
