A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Islamist Boko Haram militants has cast doubt on whether more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the group will really be released.
Nigeria's armed forces chief Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh announced the ceasefire on Friday to enable the release of the girls, who were abducted from the remote northeastern village of Chiboke in April.
But Boko Haram has not confirmed the truce and there have been at least five attacks since - blamed by security sources on the insurgents - that have killed dozens.
Talks were scheduled to continue in neighbouring Chad on Monday.
"We were jubilating. We had every reason to be happy... but since then the ceasefire has been broken in quite a number of places already," Lawan Abana, a parent of the one of the missing girls, said.
What is Boko Haram?
Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful", is loosely modelled on the Taliban movement in Afghanistan.
The group considers all who do not follow its strict ideology as infidels, whether they are Christian or Muslim.
It demands the adoption of Sharia law in all of Nigeria.
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He added that there were doubts about the credentials of the reported Boko Haram negotiator Danladi Ahmadu, who was unheard of before.
"Can we trust him that he can deliver on this promise of releasing the girls when he has not delivered on the promise of the ceasefire?" Mr Abana said.
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