Dapchi, Chibok Girls - Nigeria Opts for Negotiations
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has opted for negotiation, rather than military action, to secure the release of hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents.
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Nigeria:
I Cannot Overlook Killings in Any Part of Nigeria - Buhari
Leadership, 13 March 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday replied critics accusing him of apathy towards the wanton killings in the country, saying there is no way he could overlook the carnages in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Nigeria Will Rather Negotiate Abducted Girls Release Than Military Option'
Guardian, 13 March 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday declared that NIGERIA would prefer to have the Chibok and Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram back alive through negotiations rather than… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dapchi - a National Disgrace
Guardian, 13 March 2018
Once again, Nigeria is in the news for the wrong reason. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Tillerson Pledges U.S. Support for Quick Release of Dapchi, Chibok Girls
This Day, 13 March 2018
The United States Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, arrived Abuja, Nigeria's capital Monday, where he pledged the support of the U.S. in securing the quick release of the Dapchi… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt to Negotiate Release of Dapchi, Chibok Girls
Daily Trust, 13 March 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration has opted for negotiation, rather than military action to secure the release of hundreds of schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari to Tillerson - Why We're Careful On Rescue of Chibok/Dapchi Schoolgirls
Vanguard, 12 March 2018
Nigeria prefers to have schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok and Dapchi back alive, and that is why it has chosen negotiation, rather than military option, says President… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Govt Committed to Rescuing Kidnapped Dapchi Girls, Says Minister
Vanguard, 12 March 2018
Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim says Federal Government was committed towards ensuring early release of kidnapped girls of Government Secondary… Read more »
InFocus
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"The recent kidnapping of 110 schoolgirls is heartbreaking," Rex Tillerson said on his arrival in the capital, Abuja, on the final leg of an African tour. For his part, President ... Read more »
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Some parents of the Dapchi schoolgirls allegedly taken by terrorist group Boko Haram, marched to the National Assembly in Abuja calling for the government to rescue their children. ... Read more »
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The 110 girls were taken from their school in Dapchi, Yobe State by suspected Boko Haram militants. Yobe State is closer to Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Read more »
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"A remote town in north-eastern Nigeria. A government girls' secondary school stormed by gunmen believed to be Boko Haram. Dozens of girls missing. Parents devastated. A town in ... Read more »