Amid Concern, Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Are Named

Publisher:
Wochit
Publication Date:
9 May 2014
Tags:
Nigeria, Conflict, Peace and Security

The government of a Nigerian state besieged by Islamic militants has identified 53 girls who have since escaped abduction, a controversial move because the girls could face stigma. Some 276 girls remain missing, and U.S. officials and agents are arriving in Nigeria to help the government rescue them. Boko Haram abducted more than 300 girls from a school in Chibok last month.

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