Should the international community intervene in Nigeria? The country has long been spiralling into deadly violence. But experts warn that outside pressure might only make things worse.
Adults ‘powerless’ as children snatched
Taken: Abandoned shoes and empty bunkbeds are a harrowing reminder of the more than 300 children abducted from a school in Nigeria's Niger State. Glossary
Marred - Spoiled, damaged, or made less good or less attractive.
Islamist - An advocate of Islamic fundamentalism. Often used in the West to describe those who believe in imposing Sharia (Islamic law) on societies.
Boko Haram - Boko Haram (literally 'Western education is forbidden') are a brutally violent organisation responsible for thousands of civilian deaths, as well as attacks on schools and the infamous kidnapping of 276 teenage girls.
UNICEF - A UN agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide.
Leverage - The power to influence a situation or to use something to get what you want.
Exacerbated - Made worse.
Genocide - The annihilation of a people, either through killing of its members, or through the suppression of its culture.
Extortion - The illegal act of getting something from somebody through force or threats.