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Nigeria:
Dapchi Girls - 5 of Our Students Died On Day of Attack - Fasima, Released Girl
Vanguard, 22 March 2018
One of the students of Government Girls Technical Science College, Dapchi, Yobe State, identified as Fasima, said yesterday that some of their colleagues died of exhaustion on the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
How 104 Abducted Dapchi Girls Regained Freedom - Govt
Guardian, 22 March 2018
The Federal Government yesterday explained that the release of 104 out of the 110 Dapchi schoolgirls abducted last month by the Boko Haram sect was secured through back-channel… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram Returns 104 Dapchi Schoolgirls, Raising Concerns Over Ransom Payment
This Day, 22 March 2018
Exactly 30 days after 110 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls' Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, 104 of the kidnapped… Read more »
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Nigeria:
#DapchiGirls - Govt Attacks PDP for Doubting Kidnap, Release of Schoolgirls
Premium Times, 22 March 2018
The Federal Government of Nigeria has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of "plumbing the depths of infamy" for saying the adoption and release of the Dapchi… Read more »
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Nigeria:
No Ransom Paid for the Release of Dapchi Schoolgirls - Govt
Daily Trust, 21 March 2018
The Federal Government on Wednesday confirmed that 91 Dapchi schoolgirls and one boy were released in the early hours of today. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chibok Parents Hope for Own Daughters
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 21 March 2018
Yana Galang was visiting Dapchi in northeast Nigeria to offer condolences to parents whose daughters were kidnapped by Boko Haram when people started to shout with excitement. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dapchi - Probe Security Failure Pre-Abduction, Amnesty Int'l Tasks Govt
Vanguard, 22 March 2018
Amnesty International, AI, yesterday, reacted to the released of 101 of the abducted Dachi girls, tasking the Federal Government to investigate the security failure which led to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Kidnapped Schoolgirls 'Freed' By Boko Haram
DW, 21 March 2018
Some of the 110 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants in Nigeria last month have returned home, according to reports. Boko Haram has warned parents not to put their daughters… Read more »
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Nigeria:
I'm Happy My Daughter Didn't Denounce Christ, - Father of Only Girl in Captivity
Vanguard, 21 March 2018
Nata Sharibu, the father of the only student of Federal Government Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state who is yet to be freed, says Boko Haram insurgents decided not… Read more »
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Nigeria:
What Boko Haram Told Us After Returning Our Daughters - Parents
Premium Times, 21 March 2018
Parents of abducted Dapchi schoolgirls who were released on Wednesay by Boko Haram said the terrorists took their time to preach sermons to them before leaving the community. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Freed Dapchi Schoolgirl Speaks - How We Were Kidnapped, Treated
Premium Times, 21 March 2018
One of the Dapchi schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram on Wednesday, Khadija Grema, provided a detailed account of their journey after Boko Haram insurgents abducted them on February… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dapchi Girls Kidnap Staged By Buhari's Govt, PDP Says
Guardian, 21 March 2018
Nigeria's main opposition party Wednesday accused the country's government of staging the abduction and eventual release of the Dapchi schoolgirls to score political points. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Unicef Hails Govt Over Return of Abducted Dapchi Girls
Vanguard, 21 March 2018
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has commended Federal Government efforts at the return of 105 abducted Dapchi school girls in Yobe. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dapchi Schoolgirls Home but Recalled Profiling, Medicals
Vanguard, 21 March 2018
Dapchi town was filled with security operatives, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), parents and well wishers as the abducted school girls were brought back home on Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
#BBOG Rejoice At the Return of Dapchi Girls
Daily Trust, 21 March 2018
The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group on Wednesday said it was delighted at the return of the 104 Dapchi School girls but promises to interrogate the circumstances surrounding their… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Dapchi - Amnesty International Calls for Continued Investigation of Abduction
Daily Trust, 21 March 2018
In the wake of the release of about 101 abducted school girls in Dapchi, Yobe state, Amnesty International (AI) has insisted the Nigeria authorities investigate the security lapses… Read more »
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Nigeria:
#DapchiGirls Leave Maiduguri for Abuja
Premium Times, 21 March 2018
The 105 girls released by Boko Haram have left Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, for Abuja. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari's Ministers Speak On Release of #DapchiGirls
Premium Times, 21 March 2018
Some members of President Muhammadu Buhari's cabinet have spoken on the release of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Boko Haram Freed #DapchiGirls - Lai Mohammed
Premium Times, 21 March 2018
The federal government said a total of 106 abducted persons, comprising 104 Daphi schoolgirls, one other girl and a boy were freed by insurgents in the early hours of Wednesday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Abduction and Release of Dapchi Girls, Stage-Managed - PDP
Daily Trust, 21 March 2018
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said the abduction and release of the Dapchi school girls in Yobe State was stage-managed to achieve some political points ahead of the… Read more »