Showing posts with label Abducted chibok school girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abducted chibok school girls. Show all posts

Monday 16 April 2018

Only 15 of 113 Chibok Girls With Boko Haram Alive, Says Ahmed Salkida


A journalist, Ahmad Salkida, known to have access to the Boko Haram sect, has said only 15 of the 113 Chibok schoolgirls in captivity are alive.

Sunday 7 May 2017

Nigeria Exchanges 82 Abducted Chibok Girls With Boko Haram Prisoners - Presidency

Boko Haram militants have released 82 schoolgirls out of a group of more than 200 whom they kidnapped from the northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014 in exchange for prisoners, the presidency said on Saturday.

Friday 16 September 2016

BREAKING: Nigerian Government Launches Fresh Bid To Rescue Chibok Girls Abducted By Boko Haram

The Nigerian Government on Friday, says it has launched a fresh bid to rescue the Chibok schoolgirls, disclosing that previous efforts to rescue the girls were frustrated by infighting among Boko Haram terrorists and middle men, who ‎exploited the process for pecuniary gains.

Saturday 20 August 2016

Nigerian Government Agrees To Swap Detained Boko Haram Insurgents for Abducted Chibok Girls

Strong indications emerged on Friday that the Nigerian Government has concluded plans to swap the abducted Chibok girls with some Boko Haram members detained at various prisons across the country.

Sunday 14 August 2016

Boko Haram Releases Video Purportedly Showing Abducted Chibok Girls

Video grab image - Credit: AFP/Getty Images
Boko Haram islamist group has reportedly released a video purporting to show some of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. Some 50 girls wearing headscarves are seen behind a Boko Haram militant who demands the release of fighters in return for freeing the girls.

Monday 11 April 2016

Advocacy Against Wanton Abuse of Women, Children In Nigeria



Written by: Don Okereke (Twitter: @donokereke)

Wanton Abduction of Women, Children By Boko Haram Militants

On the night of April 14-15, 2014, Boko Haram militants brazenly abducted plausibly 276 school girls in one swoop from Government Secondary School Chibok, Borno State. A handful of the girls supposedly wriggled free while a chunk of them are still under Boko Haram’s captivity. Thanks to Social media and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, this atrocious incident generated global awareness and outrage. Nearly two years down the line, the Chibok girls’ abduction has defied the dragnet of Nigeria’s security, intelligence agencies and that of other advanced countries.

Monday 21 March 2016

US And UK Intelligence Knew The Location of 80 Abducted Chibok School Girls But No One Tried To Rescue Them

The United States and British governments knew where at least 80 of the Chibok school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram were but failed to launch a rescue mission, it has been revealed.

Thursday 27 August 2015

Nigeria Marks 500 Days Since Boko Haram Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls

The landmark comes amid a worsening security crisis in the northeast, where Islamists have stepped up deadly attacks since the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari, killing more than 1,000 people in three months.

Wednesday 1 July 2015

Nigerian Military Arrest Man Linked To Boko Haram Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigerian troops have arrested a businessman accused of "participating actively" in Boko Haram's mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from the northeastern town of Chibok last year, Nigeria's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.