Yet another kidnapping of young Nigerian women by jihadis of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) was reported on Sunday.

The wave of violence prompted the government of Bauchi state in Nigeria to close all schools as a precaution, including both government and private institutions.

The latest kidnapping victims were 13 girls, between the ages of 15 and 20, who were working on farms in the Askira-Uba area of Borno state. The girls were reportedly taken from the fields while they were harvesting crops. One of the victims escaped and returned to her family, but the whereabouts of the other victims were unknown as of Monday afternoon.

Different local officials said the kidnappers were either from Boko Haram or ISWAP, but the Borno state police admitted the “details

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