the governor of borno state, governor zulum, has said that these numbers are wildly exaggerated and he's willinglyjoined boko haram because they threatened to do so, complaining of the amount of food that the government was providing them. now, as this rescue operation is taking place here in borno state, across the country in kaduna, in northwest nigeria, reports of another mass abduction of schoolchildren started to emerge this morning, around 830. armed gunmen on motorbikes stormed the school grounds of a school in kaduna, taking hundreds of students with them. one schoolgirl was shot and is now in hospital. and what these incidents reflect is despite the fact that security here in northern nigeria has improved massively in the last decade, mass kidnappings of people are still being carried out by groups like boko haram and still pose a threat to the security of people here. and i think it's particularly poignant that the anniversary of the chibok girls, the 276 schoolgirls that were abducted here in borno state ten years ago last month. that as that anniversary is coming, we're seein

earlier this week, more than 200 people — mostly women and children — were taken captive in borno statep priority is to reunite victims with theirfamilies. victims of kidnappings usually pay a ransom to secure their freedom. in an attempt to curb nigeria�*s lucrative kidnapping industry, a controversial law passed in 2022 has made it a crime to make ransom payments. it carries a jail sentence of at least 15 years for those who break the law, but many victims feel they have no choice but to pay. for more on the situation, our west africa correspondent mayeni jones sent this report. this has become an all—too—familiar site — desperate parents begging the authorities for help. 280 children, some as young as eight, were dragged out of their morning school assembly by armed men and were taken into a nearby forest. some managed to escape, but hundreds are still missing, their parents are beside themselves. their parents are beside themselves. "please come and help us," this mother says, "where is the president? where is the governor? "our school children were taken away, seven children from o

across the country in the north—east the residents of the state of borno have been terrorised by islamisttowns that are protected by the army and beyond the gates the gunmen are in control. 150 kilometres down this road in the region of ngala dozens of internally displaced women and children were abducted last week. we can't get there because the area still has a heavy presence of boko haram militants. although the authorities have worked hard to make this area a lot safer than it was ten years ago, large swathes of borno are still too dangerous to access. in april 2014, boko haram abducted 276 schoolgirls from the town of chibok. the group said it was against western education. many of the girls were forced to marry their captors. now boko haram is splintered and weakened. these days kidnappings of children in nigeria are often motivated by money, with ransom demands for their release. abduction, kidnapping, became a way of getting money. even in the capital now we have up to three kidnappings per weekjust to have quick access to money. no word yet on the fate of the children now in the

across the country in the northeast, the residents of the state of borno have been terrorised by islamist homes to live in camps and fortified towns protected by the army, but beyond the gates, the gunmen are in control. 150 kilometres down this road in the region of ngala, dozens of internally displaced women and children were abducted last week. we can't get there because the area still has a heavy presence of boko haram militants. although the authorities have worked hard to make this area a lot safer than it was ten years ago, large swathes of borno are still too dangerous to access. in april 201a, boko haram abducted 276 schoolgirls from the town of chibok. the group said it was against western education. many of the girls were forced to marry their captors. now boko haram is splintered and weakened. these days, kidnappings of children in nigeria are often motivated by money, with ransom demands for their release. abduction, kidnapping, became a way of getting money. even in the capital now, we have up to three kidnappings per weekjust to have quick access to money. no word yet on th

still missing and this is the second mass abduction in less than a week here in northern nigeria in bornowere taken near their camp while they were collecting firewood to cook late last week. they were taken by members of the boko haram islamist militant group and as we are approaching the 10—year anniversary of the abduction of the tube goals, the 276 goals taken from their school, we have seen a resurgence of the group in this region and a return to mass abductions. the foreign secretary, lord cameron, said today there was what he called "incredible unity" between allies when asked about a leaked call between german military officials about ukraine, which included details about uk operations. he was speaking on a visit to germany. jessica parker has more. an unverified tape released in russian state media, apparently of four german air force officials. it was a long day... one of the officers was staying in a hotel in singapore for an aviation show. you can hear him tell colleagues about how it's nearly midnight, it's been a long day. then the serious discussions begin. but the call, it

so, at the moment, what that meant that it appeared that authorities in borno state and indeed nigeriahursday last week, but itjust emerged yesterday, when inquiries over the whereabouts of the id peas came to the fore. in april 2014 boko haram militants invaded the school and the said 276 girls from their dormitory. as we speak, about 100 of those girls are still missing, never been found. these recent abductions and dove reminds nigeria of the horror and trauma of that incident from about ten years ago. many people are worried and concerned about how a large number of people could be taken within the forest in the bush without attracting attention. at the moment, apart from the fact that the state government said that they deployed emergency response team to the area, they have to say just what their situation is at the moment and if they have heard anything about the idps that are still in captivity. you anything about the idps that are still in captivity.— still in captivity. you can follow the latest _ still in captivity. you can follow the latest on _ still in captivity. you can

armored tank and a high-tech armored personnel carrier from islamist insurgents in a battle in kandugi, bornoay. the weapons in the hands of the terrorists were truly terrible and unusual. unfortunately, the situation in the sahel and the raging war in ukraine serve as the main sources of weapons and fighters. this illegal movement of weapons into the region has increased the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, which continues to threaten our collective peace and security in the region. today, nigeria remains one of the centers of international. there are 36 states in nigeria, only about five of them kidnapping is not part of the daily life of citizens, serious security problems, serious problems with kidnapping, banditry, destruction of communities killings. ukrainian weapons. every year, the ukrainian state export control service published a report on the volume of international arms trade. these are only official figures from recent years. nobody knows the real volumes of weapons exported from ukraine. you know, there was. behind my back you can see how hard the arsenal 65 is bu

and about 200 people were abducted in borno state on february 29.to secure their freedom. a controversial law passed in 2022 made it a crime to make ransom payments, with a potentialjail sentence of at least 15 years. but many victims feel they have no choice but to pay. our west africa correspondent mayenijones has more. details are still trickling in. it happened very early in the morning, around 1am. local media reports say that armed men stormed the area and carted away these 15 students, who were running towards their dormitories, as well as four women. meanwhile, as you mentioned in your introduction, this search for the 300 schoolchildren, almost 300 schoolchildren that were taken on thursday is ongoing. 28 of them managed to escape but the armed forces, joined by the police and local hunters, are still combing the forests of the state of kaduna, as well as neighbouring zamfara and katsina, looking for them. and families must be desperate for news. absolutely. the families themselves have joined in the search, they are visiting neighbouring c

and about 200 people were abducted in borno state on february 29th. secure their freedom. a controversial law passed in 2022 made it a crime to make ransom payments, with a potentialjail sentence of at least 15 years. but many victims feel they have no choice but to pay. our west africa correspondent mayenijones has more. we don't know very much. all we know is that it happened very early this morning in sokoto in the north—west of nigeria. members of the local community told the bbc that gunmen came into the town shooting into the air, they took a number of women, and as they were fleeing, they saw some students running into the dormitories and decided to abduct them as well. this comes at a height —— time of heightened tensions in the region. a search operation is under way to recover almost 300 students taken from their school on thursday. the military, the police and local hunters are combing the forest in the region are trying to recover the students. mayeni, sadly this is not a new issue for the country. what is behind this latest resurgence of

and about 200 people were abducted in borno state on february 29.idnappings usually pay a ransom to secure their freedom. a controversial law passed in 2022 made it a crime to make ransom payments, with a potentialjail sentence of at least 15 years. but many victims feel they have no choice but to pay. let's speak to west africa correspondent mayeni jones. what correspondent mayenijones. do what correspondent mayeni jones. do we know about th abduction? what do we know about the latest abduction? flat what do we know about the latest abduction? ., , . abduction? not very much, it happened _ abduction? not very much, it happened very _ abduction? not very much, it happened very early - abduction? not very much, it happened very early in - abduction? not very much, it happened very early in the i abduction? not very much, it - happened very early in the morning, and local media reports say armed men stormed the area and took away 15 students who were running towards their dormitories as well as four women. the search for the 300 schoolchildren that we

searching for at least 200 internally displaced people who were abducted by boko haram fighters in bornoross the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. a mother who went on the run with her newborn baby and partner has denied doing anything to harm her child and says she did nothing but show her love. constance marten and mark gordon deny manslaughter and other charges over the death of their baby victoria while they were living in a tent on the south downs last year. three teenage boys have been found guilty of killing 16—year—old mikey roynon. mikey from kingswood in bristol was stabbed with a large zombie knife during a row at a house party in bath last year. jurors found one boy guilty of murder and the other two guilty of manslaughter. they can't be named for legal reasons. a committee of mps has concluded that the post office is not fit to run the compensation schemes for sub—postmasters wrongly convicted because of the horizon it scandal. the business and trade committee said it was a disgrace that 80% of the money for redress payments still

it's the biggest mass abduction from a school since 2021.and and about 200 people were abducted in borno since president bola tinubu came into power last may — that's according to one risk consultancy group. 0ur west africa correspondent mayenijones has more on this latest kidnapping. we don't know very much. all we know is that it happened very early this morning in an area called gada in sokoto in the north—west of nigeria. local members of the community told the bbc�*s hausa service that gunmen came into the town shooting into the air, they took a number of women, and as they were fleeing, they saw some students running into their dormitories and decided to abduct them too. this, obviously, is coming at a time of heightened tensions in the region. a search operation is under way to recover these almost 300 students that were taken from their school in kaduna on thursday. the military, the police and local hunters are combing the forest in the region trying to recover the students. for more on the situation, i spoke to the director of global rights. abioden byaywu. her work focuses on

the incident comes days after dozens of women and children were reportedly kidnapped in the state of bornoght to be the work of separate groups. new paternity—leave rules come into place in england, scotland and wales today. if their baby arrives after the 6th of april, dads and partners will be entitled to take their two weeks' leave in separate one—week chunks, and there'll be a small increase in statutory pay. the government says the changes give families greater flexibility, but parental rights campaigners say the changes don't go far enough. the wife of the hairy bikers star dave myers has paid tribute to her "exceptional husband" after he died from cancer at the age of 66. sharing a photo on social media, liliana also thanked fans for what she called the "massive wave of love, compassion and care" they had shown. nearly a third of drivers admit to hogging lanes when driving on motorways and major a—roads, while almost a quarter say they're guilty of tailgating. national highways, which carried out the survey, is urging drivers to re—think their bad habits to avoid accidents. relative