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FG, Borno Intensify Efforts to Rescue 44 Abducted Mussa Schoolchildren

.Families Protest in Borno Over Children Abducted Nearly 100 Days Ago .Ndume urges military to rescue victims .Northern senators demand fast-track of state police after Adamawa, Sokoto attacks Michael Olugbode in

The federal government and Borno State Government have intensified efforts to rescue 44 abducted primary school pupils from Mussa community in Borno State, nearly 100 days after the incident. The parents of the abducted children protested in Uba town, demanding the safe release of their children. Governor Babagana Zulum assured the parents that the Federal Government, Nigerian Armed Forces, and Borno State Government are working together to secure the children's release.

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