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Nigeria: Country Marks 6th Year of Missing Chibok Girls
VOA, 14 April 2020
Nigerian activists are marking six years since Boko Haram militants abducted 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok and kept 112 in captivity. Read more »
The abduction of 276 girls by Boko Haram on April 14, 2014 sparked a global outcry. The girls were sleeping at their school, awaiting exams, when they were taken and at least 100 girls are still being held captive by the militants. President Muhammadu Buhari says the girls have not been forgotten.
In a video released by Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, following President Muhammadu Buhari's visit to Borno State, he said the schoolgirls would be set free if their members ... Read more »
David Cameron, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, has said that former president Goodluck Jonathan prevented British forces from engaging in rescue efforts as ... Read more »
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his government would not rest until the remaining Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014 are safely reunited with ... Read more »
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