大象传媒

The governor of Katsina State in north-west Nigeria has told the 大象传媒 that the gunmen who kidnapped hundreds of schoolboys last week are well known local criminals with links to Boko Haram. On Tuesday the leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, said his group was behind the attack. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Union of Teachers has threatened a nationwide strike unless the government urgently improves the security situation.

The 大象传媒's Nigeria correspondent Mayeni Jones asked Governor Aminu Bello Masari what information he has on the kidnappers.

(Pic: Abandoned footwear at the Government Science school in Kankara, Nigeria; Credit: Reuters)