Nigeria, July 18 -- The Borno State Government has confirmed receiving a proof-of-life video of the 36 students abducted from Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area. The confirmation was made on Saturday during the Borno State Education Summit in Maiduguri, where the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abba Wakilbe, played the 15-second video as part of a slide presentation. Speaking at the summit, themed "Strengthening Safe, Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Education: Building Back Better," Wakilbe said the government remains committed to securing the release of the students, who were abducted on June 29. He disclosed that 36 students are still being held captive, comprising 25 girls a...