{
  "id": 8997350,
  "title": "130 days after: Parents of abducted Borno pupils threaten to storm Aso Rock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/130-days-after-parents-of-abducted-borno-pupils-threaten-to-storm-aso",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T19:12:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/130-days-after-parents-of-abducted-borno-pupils-threaten-to-storm-aso-rock/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "More than 130 days after being abducted, parents of seized pupils in the Borno State towns of Mussa and Lassa have threatened to storm the Presidential Villa in Abuja if their children are not rescued. The families, whose children have been held by insurgents since May 15, 2026, expressed their anger during a protest against the government's perceived lack of action. The abducted students number 44 from Mussa Ward and 36 from Lassa schools, according to the parents. Ishaku Suya, the parents' chairman, urgently appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stating, \"We, the parents of the abducted children of Mussa and Lassa, will take over the streets of the presidential villa if he doesn’t rescue our children as he rescued the Oyo children.\" Another mother, Josphin Yohanna, criticized the government for responding differently to abductions in different regions. \"Why shouldn’t the president extend similar urgency to our children in the northeast? We are equally Nigerians,\" she said. Dr. Midala Usman Balami, a House of Representatives member for Askira/Uba and Hawul Federal Constituency, condemned the prolonged inaction, insisting that the victims have endured for more than four months. Balami had recently organized a press conference to draw attention to the issue and has filed a motion in the National Assembly. The affected parents urged both the federal and Borno State governments to deploy all available security resources, emphasizing that the region's innocent citizens have suffered greatly.",
  "summary": "Parents and community members of Mussa and Lassa in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have threatened to storm the Presidential Villa in Abuja within six days if their abducted children are not rescued. The distressed families, whose children have now spent over 130 days in the hands of insurgents, voiced their frustrations during […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}