More than 340 schoolboys were abducted from their school in northwestern Nigeria last month by what local officials described as “bandits” apparently affiliated with Boko Haram. WPR’s Elliot Waldman discussed the extremist group’s resurgence this week on the Trend Lines podcast with guest Bulama Bukarti.

Nigeria’s ongoing battle with Boko Haram took a worrying turn last month, when more than 300 young schoolboys were abducted by local gangs who had partnered with the violent extremist group. This week on Trend Lines, Bulama Bukarti joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss Boko Haram’s recent resurgence.