100+ Chibok Girls Still Missing 7 Years After Boko Haram Kidnapping
14 Apr 2021
More than 100 schoolgirls abducted by the Nigerian Islamic terror group Boko Haram in April 2014 remain missing, Amnesty International said Wednesday in a statement commemorating the seventh anniversary of the kidnapping in northeastern Nigeria’s Chibok village.
“Today marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group Boko Haram in Chibok,” the human rights organization wrote on April 14. “Although most escaped or were later released, more than 100 girls remain in captivity.”
The exact number of schoolgirls still missing remains unclear. Nigeria’s
Sahara Reporters news site on Tuesday wrote that 112 Chibok girls remain unaccounted for, while
Hundreds Of Nigerian Schoolgirls Returned After Being Kidnapped From A Boarding School
All of the girls were accounted for and reported to be in good condition.
March 02, 2021 at 3:49 pm
Update (March 2, 2021): Less than a week after being kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria, hundreds of schoolgirls were released and safely returned to the government s statehouse.
The 279 girls, who were abducted on Friday when gunmen raided their school in Nigeria s northwest Zamfara State, are all accounted for and reported to be in “good condition,” CNN reported. Some received medical attention when they were returned to the Zamfara government s statehouse on Tuesday, mainly to treat open sores on their feet.