Nigeria: Ten Facts About Boko Haram and Nigeria's Abducted Schoolgirls

Abuja — One month ago, 110 schoolgirls were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in the Nigerian town of Dapchi, raising echoes of the infamous abduction of schoolgirls from Chibok in 2014.

President Muhammadu Buhari called the Feb 19. attack a "national disaster" and said the government would not rest until the last girl had been found and released.

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