Nigeria has been hit by another heartbreaking tragedy as 13 teenage girls were abducted in Borno State.
The attack happened on Sunday, November 23, in Askira-Uba Local Government Area.
ISWAP fighters stormed Mussa District and seized the girls from their farms.
This fresh attack has deepened public fear and frustration across the country.
The Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Askira, confirmed the incident.
He said the girls were harvesting crops in the Mussa farming area before the attackers took them away.
He explained that the victims were part of a relocated community.
They had earlier fled Huyim due to insecurity and were moved to Mussa for safety. That hope collapsed instantly as armed men seized them in broad daylight.
The abducted girls are between 15 and 20 years old. Their families are now trapped in grief and confusion.
Askira revealed that one girl managed to escape and has reunited with her relatives.
The remaining 12 are still missing. Their location is unknown, and hope fades with each passing hour.
This abduction came barely a week after Nigeria suffered two massive student kidnappings.
Gunmen stormed the Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, and abducted many students.
A similar attack also hit St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School in Papiri, Niger State. Nigeria was still processing those horrors when ISWAP struck again.
The wave of kidnappings is spreading fear nationwide. A recent attack in Kwara State added to the chaos. Gunmen invaded a church, killed two people, and abducted dozens.
The rising violence has drawn global attention. It intensified after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action.
Trump accused radical Islamist groups of persecuting Christians in Nigeria. The Nigerian government rejected his claims. Officials insisted the situation is more complex than foreign critics assume.
However, Nigerians know one thing too well. Their country is drowning in violent abductions with no end in sight.
The ghosts of Chibok still haunt the nation. Nearly 300 schoolgirls were seized in 2014. Many remain missing more than 10 years later.
That painful memory grows darker each time another girl is taken.
The latest kidnappings have triggered fresh anger toward government officials. Citizens believe Nigeria is failing its children repeatedly.
Farmers cannot visit their fields. Students cannot attend school. Parents live in fear. Communities flee from village to village seeking safety that never comes.
Askira called the Mussa community a “relatively peaceful area.” But even that peace proved temporary.
He said the girls were engaged in community farming when the attackers trapped them.
Their families are pleading for urgent rescue efforts. Security agencies have not released any update so far.
Nigeria now watches another tragedy unfold.
Thirteen young girls left home to harvest crops. Only one returned. The rest vanished into the vast forests controlled by armed groups.
Their families wait and pray. The nation waits and trembles. And once again, Nigeria confronts a familiar question: How many more children must disappear before the nightmare ends?