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| Nigeria's Boko Haram 'abducts more women and girls' | Nigeria's Boko Haram 'abducts more women and girls' |
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| Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say. | Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say. |
| The abductions have not been confirmed by the authorities, but residents say they took place a day after the military announced it had agreed a ceasefire with the Boko Haram group. | The abductions have not been confirmed by the authorities, but residents say they took place a day after the military announced it had agreed a ceasefire with the Boko Haram group. |
| The government hopes the Islamist group will free more than 200 girls seized in April as part of negotiations. | The government hopes the Islamist group will free more than 200 girls seized in April as part of negotiations. |
| Boko Haram has not confirmed the truce. | Boko Haram has not confirmed the truce. |
| Following Friday's ceasefire announcement, the government said further talks with Boko Haram were due to be held this week in neighbouring Chad. | Following Friday's ceasefire announcement, the government said further talks with Boko Haram were due to be held this week in neighbouring Chad. |
| In a separate incident, at least five people were killed in a bomb blast at a bus station in a town in the northern state of Bauchi. | In a separate incident, at least five people were killed in a bomb blast at a bus station in a town in the northern state of Bauchi. |
| No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. | No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| Hostage swaps | Hostage swaps |
| News of the new abductions came as MPs approved a $1bn (£623m) loan - requested by the president in July - to upgrade military equipment and train more units fighting the north-eastern insurgency. | News of the new abductions came as MPs approved a $1bn (£623m) loan - requested by the president in July - to upgrade military equipment and train more units fighting the north-eastern insurgency. |
| But they asked the finance minister to give the chamber more details about how the external borrowing would be sourced. | |
| Security already costs the country close to $6bn, roughly a quarter of the federal budget. | Security already costs the country close to $6bn, roughly a quarter of the federal budget. |
| The abduction of the schoolgirls from their boarding school in Borno state sparked a global campaign to pressure the government to secure their release. | The abduction of the schoolgirls from their boarding school in Borno state sparked a global campaign to pressure the government to secure their release. |
| Borno is the group's stronghold. It has been under a state of emergency, along with neighbouring Adamawa and Yobe states, for more than a year. | Borno is the group's stronghold. It has been under a state of emergency, along with neighbouring Adamawa and Yobe states, for more than a year. |
| The villages that were attacked on Saturday - Waga Mangoro and Garta - are close to Madagali and Michika towns, which have been under the control of the Islamist militant group for several weeks. | The villages that were attacked on Saturday - Waga Mangoro and Garta - are close to Madagali and Michika towns, which have been under the control of the Islamist militant group for several weeks. |
| According to people in the area, a large group of insurgents attacked the villages, rounding up women and girls. | According to people in the area, a large group of insurgents attacked the villages, rounding up women and girls. |
| They forced them to harvest groundnuts on a farm, then abducted those who were teenagers or in their early 20s. | They forced them to harvest groundnuts on a farm, then abducted those who were teenagers or in their early 20s. |
| Communication with the affected area is difficult, which is why it takes time for news of attacks to filter out. | Communication with the affected area is difficult, which is why it takes time for news of attacks to filter out. |
| Other raids by suspected Boko Haram fighters were reported by residents in Adamawa and Borno over the weekend. | Other raids by suspected Boko Haram fighters were reported by residents in Adamawa and Borno over the weekend. |
| Since the state of emergency was declared in May 2013, Boko Haram has taken many women and children hostage and has agreed to some prisoner swaps. | Since the state of emergency was declared in May 2013, Boko Haram has taken many women and children hostage and has agreed to some prisoner swaps. |
| The name Boko Haram translates as "Western education is forbidden", and the militants have carried out raids on schools and colleges, seeing them as a symbol of Western culture. | The name Boko Haram translates as "Western education is forbidden", and the militants have carried out raids on schools and colleges, seeing them as a symbol of Western culture. |
| Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |
| Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |
| Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau | Profile: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau |
| Will 'truce' with Boko Haram free Chibok girls? | Will 'truce' with Boko Haram free Chibok girls? |