…wants payment made in 20 days or victims will be killed The terrorist gang holding about 287 school children and teachers captive have given the condition for their freedom: N1 billion or the hostages will be killed. The demand was made known to Jubril Aminu, a friend of the school principal who was also abducted along with the pupils, on Tuesday, Pilot News has learnt. Aminu said he got a phone call from the terrorists...

Victims went far from camp in search of firewood The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, blames the abducted Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Gamboru Ngala town, one of the least secure parts of the troubled Borno State, for their abduction. The IDPs, mostly women and children, went missing on February 29 when they were out searching for firewood for cooking. The unusual disappearance sparked fears of possible abduction by Islamic extremist rebels. DHQ’s spokesperson Major General Edward...