Chibok Schoolgirls Kidnapping

Former Boko Haram Abductees Speak Out

By Busani Bafana
Though still fearful for her life and the safety of her family, one of the girls who escaped abduction by Boko Haram in Nigeria has appealed to global leaders to intervene and help bring back 195 schoolgirls still being held by the terrorist network.

Release of Chibok Girls Rekindles Pressure to Free Last 196

By Ini Ekott
The Nigerian military announced the rescue of a missing Chibok schoolgirl Saturday, bringing to 23 the number freed since Boko Haram seized 219 girls from a secondary school in the country’s northeast in April 2014.

More Children Displaced, Used for Suicide Attacks by Boko Haram

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
A dire humanitarian and security crisis continues to worsen in the Lake Chad Basin with severe consequences for youth, said Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel Toby Lanzer.

U.N. Chief Warns of Growing Humanitarian Crisis in Northeastern Nigeria

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage
With over 1.5 million displaced, 800,000 of whom are children, and continuously escalating violence in northeastern Nigeria, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described the humanitarian situation as “particularly worrying” during a visit to the country.
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