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Almost 200 Nigerian schoolgirls remain missing after being abducted by gunmen in Borno State. The Nigerian government’s said it will do all it can to find them; there’s been strong criticism of the authorities for their perceived inaction. Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani is a Nigerian writer and journalist in Abuja; she describes the national mood in relation to this terrible story.

(Photo: Mothers of kidnapped school girls react during a meeting with the Borno State governor. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer)