What Did Nigeria's Chibok Girls Want for Christmas?
The 21 Chibok girls released by militant group Boko Haram earlier in the year, didn't get to spend Christmas with their parents as was originally planned by the government.
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Nigeria: Governor Shettima Berates Soldiers for Denying Freed Chibok Girls Access to Parents
Premium Times, 29 December 2016
The Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, on Monday queried the decision of Nigerian soldiers and the officials of the State Security Service who prevented the 21 freed Chibok… Read more »
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Nigeria: Freed Chibok Girls Unable to Spend Christmas With Family, Residents Say
Premium Times, 26 December 2016
Three days after they arrived Borno to celebrate the holidays in their community, the recently freed 21 Chibok schoolgirls were not allowed to spend the Christmas with or see their… Read more »
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Nigeria: Chibok Schoolgirls to Celebrate Yuletide With Parents - Presidency
Vanguard, 22 December 2016
The 21 rescued Chibok schoolgirls are to enjoy Christmas and New Year festivities with their parents, Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Freed Chibok Schoolgirls Celebrate Christmas At Home
RFI, 25 December 2016
21 Nigerian Chibok girls released by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in October have been reunited with their families for Christmas. This comes as Nigeria claims to have… Read more »
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Nigeria: Chibok Girl Recalls 'Miracle' Release
Al Jazeera, 25 December 2016
When Boko Haram fighters decided to release some of the 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped two-and-a-half years ago in northeast Nigeria, Asabe Goni did not think that she would be… Read more »
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It is unclear how the release was negotiated, but an official says talks are under way to free more girls. Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that the government will sustain the ongoing rescue efforts until all the remaining abducted Chibok girls return safely. Read more »
