# Kidnappings take a heavy toll on families in Nigeria’s Borno state

https://mins.news/en/item/90595

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 00:47 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/how-kidnappings-are-hitting-nigerias-borno-families-hard?traffic_source=rss

> Abductions in Borno are forcing families to exhaust savings and face the anguish of missing relatives, while disrupting children’s education. Schools have closed amid fears of violence. Suspected rebel fighters abducted children in Mussa on May 15 and attacked a secondary school in Lassa on June 29.

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