Nigeria: Report - At Least 2,000 Women Abducted By Boko Haram

14 April 2015

Boko Haram have abducted at least 2,000 women and girls since the start of 2014, according to rights group Amnesty International.

A report published by the organisation on Wednesday says many of those captured have been forced into sexual slavery and trained to fight for the group.

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