Second Nigerian “Chibok girl” freed in a week seven years after abduction
Maidugri, Nigeria Reuters A second young woman abducted seven years ago from the town of Chibok by Boko Haram militants was freed this week, Borno state’s governor said on Saturday. The kidnappings of some 270 teenagers in the northeastern town in 2014 sparked an international outcry and a viral campaign on social media with the […]
Alarm for Chibok girls as Nigeria targets Boko Haram hideout
Thomson Reuters Foundation Nigeria must avoid harming the Chibok girls in its reported bombardment of a forest hideout used by the Boko Haram militants who seized them, parents and activists said on Thursday. More than 200 schoolgirls were abducted from Chibok in 2014, and 106 have been found or freed. One more girl was found […]