Boko Haram abduct 60 MORE girls and women and 31 boys in north-east Nigeria, witnesses claim

Gangs raided Kummabza, 95 miles from Borno state capital Maiduguri

Suspected Boko Haram militants left 4 people dead and seized almost 100



Took place near Chibok where more than 200 schoolgirls were taken in April



At least 150 of the schoolgirls kidnapped two months ago remain in captivity

Attack sparks renewed safety fears as state of emergency has little effect

More than 90 villagers are feared to have been snatched by Boko Haram Islamist militants from the same area where they seized nearly 300 schoolgirls at gunpoint two months ago.

Nigerian security forces said they were investigating reports of the mass kidnapping as negotiations for the release of the schoolgirls appears to be making little progress despite US, British, French and Israeli specialists being involved.

If confirmed, the latest abduction would fuel public and anger frustration over Abuja's inability to quell Boko Haram's five-year campaign to carve out an Islamist state in the mainly Muslim north.

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Attack: Nigerians are calling for action after Boko Haram militants are said to have kidnapped a further 91 people

Attacks: The latest abduction of 60 girls and 31 boys in Kummabza, Borno state, is just minutes from Chibok, where the 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram on April 15

Nigerian media reported that as many as 91 villagers had been abducted, most of them women and young girls, in the latest kidnappings from three villages 60 miles from the state capital Maiduguri in Borno province.

In the original attack, the militants had stormed a secondary school in the village of Chibok on April 14, about 93 miles from Maiduguri - the cradle of the Islamist insurgency - and packed the teenagers onto trucks and disappeared into the border area near Cameroon.

Boko Haram, which has killed thousands in bomb and gun attacks, initially focused on government and security targets, as well as churches and Muslim leaders that rejected its brand of Islam.

But recently it has increasingly targeted civilians, emboldened by global publicity after it kidnapped the school at Chibok.

The abduction of the girls triggered worldwide outcry and sparked a ‘Bring back our girls’ campaign among celebrities, politicians and on social media.

Still held: Though reports claim 50 of the schoolgirls captured in Chibok in April have escaped, the majority are still being held by Boko Haram fighters, who are calling for the release of their detained members

Boko Haram, whose name roughly translates as ‘Western education is sinful’ has killed thousands since 2009.



Amnesty International estimates about 1,500 people have been killed in northeast Nigeria in the first three months of this year.

So far, 57 of the schoolgirls have returned to their families after escaping or being released by kidnappers on health grounds, leaving 219 unaccounted for.

