Over 100 Teenage Girls Abducted In Nigeria
- Publisher:
- Wochit
- Publication Date:
- 15 April 2014
- Tags:
- Nigeria, Conflict, Peace and Security
Local sources and police said more than 100 teenage girls were abducted Monday in northeastern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram members. The victims were taken from the Girls College in Northern Borno state's Chibok Town. The local police chief said, law enforcement agents are investigating the abduction and strategies are being mapped out to rescue the teenagers. About 105 teenage girls were selected by gunmen, who stormed the school dormitories in a raid that lasted more than four hours. A local resident who was a witness said the gunmen killed a military officer and injured some residents who tried to resist the attack.
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