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Nigeria:
5 Years After Chibok, Children Still At Risk
HRW, 15 April 2019
The five-year anniversary of the Chibok school abduction is a reminder that schoolchildren remain vulnerable to attacks and abductions by Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria’s… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army Still Searching for Chibok Girls - Army Chief
Leadership, 16 April 2019
Following assurance from President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the remaining Chibok girls are rescued, Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Are Tired of Empty Promises, Parents of Chibok Girls Tell Govt
Daily Trust, 14 April 2019
A group of grieving parents of the Chibok girls and relations of others abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday said they are tired of President Muhammadu Buhari's "empty… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chibok Girls Still Undereducated, Unsafe Five Years After Abductions
DW, 13 April 2019
Five years after the kidnapping of 276 girls from Chibok, many schools in northeastern Nigeria are still not safe. Student numbers have dropped and education is still suffering… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Chibok Girls - Five Years After Abduction, Buhari Says There Is Hope for Their Return
Premium Times, 13 April 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has told parents of the schoolgirls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State who were abducted five years ago that there is hope for their… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Buhari Rekindles Hope for Return of Remaining Chibok Girls, Leah Sharibu
This Day, 13 April 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has rekindled hope for the release of the remaining schoolgirls of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State kidnapped five years ago and Leah… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nightmares, Guilt and Awards - 5 Years After the Chibok Kidnap
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 11 April 2019
The mass abduction of 276 schoolgirls on April 14, 2014, from their school in northeastern Nigeria sparked an global outcry and the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign Read more »
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Nigeria:
Leah Sharibu's Freedom Hindered By Boko Haram's Fear of 'Heavy Military Presence', Says Buhari
This Day, 13 April 2019
At the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the kidnap of 276 Government Secondary School girls, Chibok, in 2014 Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja said various… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Boko Haram - 432 Children Killed in North-East in 2018 - Unicef
Vanguard, 12 April 2019
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said 432 children were maimed and killed in the Northeast region through the activities of Boko Haram insurgents in 2018. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Missing After 5 Years - 10 Facts About Nigeria's Chibok Schoolgirls
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 11 April 2019
As Nigeria marks the fifth anniversary of the abduction, here are 10 facts about the missing Chibok girls whose fate has largely disappeared in world news Read more »
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Nigeria:
#BringBackOurGirls Marks 5th Anniversary in Nigeria, London, New York
Guardian, 12 April 2019
The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) advocacy group will today in three continents, begin a three-day event to mark the fifth anniversary of the Chibok schoolgirls' abduction by Boko… Read more »