Two days after gunmen kidnaps 300 students in northwest Nigeria, some have lost hope of finding them
9 months, 1 week ago

Two days after gunmen kidnaps 300 students in northwest Nigeria, some have lost hope of finding them

The Hindu  

Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest, riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangs. Mass kidnappings in Nigeria The mass kidnapping in Kuriga was the third in northern Nigeria since last week; a group of gunmen abducted 15 children from a school in another northwestern state, Sokoto, before dawn on March 9, and a few days earlier 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by conflict, were kidnapped in northeastern Borno State. Recalling Thursday’s kidnapping, Nura Ahmad, a teacher, told the AP that students were just settling into their classrooms at the government primary and secondary school when gunmen “came in dozens, riding on bikes and shooting sporadically.” The LEA Primary and Secondary School, one of the few educational facilities in this area, sits by the road just at the entrance of the town, tucked in the middle of forests and savannah. “They surrounded the school and blocked all passages … and roads” to prevent help from coming before kidnapping the children in less than five minutes, Ahmad said.

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Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria
1 week, 6 days ago

Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people in northwestern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men kidnapped dozens of people in northwestern Nigeria, residents and the police told The Associated Press on Tuesday, in the latest mass abduction in the region. The gunmen abducted at least 50 people, including several women and children, in the Maradun area of the state of Zamfara over the weekend, residents said. Kidnappings have become common …

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy
1 month ago

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said. A team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were ambushed Monday in Shiroro, Niger state, by about 200 Boko Haram fighters during a patrol mission, Babawale Afolabi, …

20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush in the north
4 months, 1 week ago

20 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen in an ambush in the north

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 20 Nigerian university students were abducted by gunmen who ambushed their vehicles in the country’s north central region, police said Friday. The students were traveling to the south for a conference of medical students when they were ambushed in Benue state on Thursday evening, according to Benue police spokesperson Catherine Anene. Such kidnappings have become …

Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
7 months ago

Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria

Associated Press  

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Hundreds of hostages, mostly children and women, who were held captive for months or years by Boko Haram extremists in northeastern Nigeria have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to authorities, the army said. The 350 hostages had been held in the Sambisa Forest, a hideout for the extremist group which launched an insurgency …

Nigeria's army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children
8 months ago

Nigeria's army rescues a woman abducted from Chibok as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nigerian soldiers rescued a woman …

Nigeria’s army rescues woman abducted a decade ago as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children
8 months ago

Nigeria’s army rescues woman abducted a decade ago as a schoolgirl, and her 3 children

LA Times  

Sculptures created by French artist Prune Nourry, inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, titled “Statues Also Breathe,” and representing the remaining 108 Chibok still in captivity are displayed in Lagos, Nigeria, in December 2022. Nigerian soldiers rescued a woman who was abducted by extremists a decade ago while she was a schoolgirl in the village of Chibok, the army …

Nigeria’s Chibok girls kidnapping: 10 years later, a struggle to move on
8 months, 1 week ago

Nigeria’s Chibok girls kidnapping: 10 years later, a struggle to move on

Al Jazeera  

In 2014, Rabiat and 275 other schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in the town of Chibok. “I left because Boko Haram had problems and were fighting,” she said in her native Hausa language, explaining how some hostages took that as a chance to escape captivity. Fatima Abubakar, country lead for Search For Common Ground, a nonprofit that provides psychosocial …

They were kidnapped from a boarding school 10 years ago. Hear their stories
8 months, 1 week ago

They were kidnapped from a boarding school 10 years ago. Hear their stories

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. Raising a Boko Haram daughter Amina Ali, now 27 years old, was the first Chibok schoolgirl to break free after two years in captivity. Video Ad Feedback Chibok survivor revisits school where she was kidnapped 00:47 - Source: CNN Hauwa was subjected to physical beatings …

Ten years after ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ Nigeria’s kidnappings continue
8 months, 1 week ago

Ten years after ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ Nigeria’s kidnappings continue

Al Jazeera  

Ten years since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 school girls, kidnappings are still a recurring problem. Since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 students in 2014 at an all-girls school in the town of Chibok, abductions have become a recurrent fixture in Nigeria, especially in the northern regions. Nigeria is Africa’s largest economy and has …

10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings
8 months, 1 week ago

10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — His weak body stood in the doorway, exhausted and covered in dirt. For two years, the boy had been among Nigeria’s ghosts, one of at least 1,500 schoolchildren and others seized by armed groups and held for ransom. But paying a ransom didn’t work for 12-year-old Treasure, the only captive held back from the more than 100 …

Ten years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues Nigeria
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ten years after Chibok, agony of abductions plagues Nigeria

New Indian Express  

CHIBOK: Ten years have passed but whenever Mary Shettima hears footsteps at the door, she thinks her kidnapped daughter has come home. A decade after Nigeria's most infamous mass abduction, almost 100 of the 276 Chibok girls seized from their school by Islamist Boko Haram militants are still thought to be held captive. Sitting in the quiet town of Chibok …

A film in Nigeria remembers the Chibok girls abducted 10 years ago, and unites heartbroken families
8 months, 2 weeks ago

A film in Nigeria remembers the Chibok girls abducted 10 years ago, and unites heartbroken families

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Not a day goes by without Lawan Zanna remembering his daughter Aisha in prayers. “It makes me so angry to talk about it,” said Zanna, 55, whose daughter is among the nearly 100 girls still missing after the 2014 kidnappings that stunned the world and sparked the global #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign. This year, to mark the …

Why mass kidnappings still plague Nigeria a decade after Chibok abductions
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Why mass kidnappings still plague Nigeria a decade after Chibok abductions

Al Jazeera  

Nigeria, with one of the strongest armies in the region, is struggling to tackle rising insecurity that puts vulnerable groups at risk. But as Africa’s largest economy and a country with one of the strongest military forces on the continent, many have questioned why Nigeria has been unable to nip the spiralling insecurity crisis in the bud. But in recent …

Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nigerian parents finally get a chance to see their children who spent more than 2 weeks in captivity

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — Parents of more than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren who were rescued after more than two weeks in captivity said they saw them on Wednesday and that they couldn’t hold back tears of joy during the long-awaited reunion. The parents said they cried and danced as they hugged their children for the first time since March 7, when motorcycle-riding …

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity
8 months, 4 weeks ago

More than 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria are returning home after weeks in captivity

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after more than two weeks in captivity arrived Monday in their home state in northwestern Nigeria ahead of their anticipated reunions with families, following the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African nation. Six of the 137 students remain in hospital, and one staff member who …

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Over 130 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s northwest are rescued after weeks in captivity

Associated Press  

KADUNA, Nigeria — More than 130 children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna were rescued Sunday and are getting psychological support before being returned to their families, the West African nation’s military and government officials said. The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave notorious for kidnappings more than …

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO
9 months ago

Nigeria: Over 300 school children released after two weeks of mass abduction from a Kaduna academy I VIDEO

India TV News  

Kaduna: Over 300 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria earlier this month have been released, the office of the governor of the state of Kaduna said on Sunday. They were just settling into their classrooms at the government primary and secondary school when gunmen “came in dozens, riding on bikes and shooting sporadically,” said …

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman
9 months ago

More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian students released: Government spokesman

Al Jazeera  

The kidnapping in Kaduna state on March 7 was one of the biggest such attacks in years and prompted a national outcry over security. Government spokesman Abdulaziz Abdulaziz told Al Jazeera on Sunday that it “took a lot of backchannel engagement” to release the students abducted on March 7 in Kuriga, a dusty town in Kaduna state – the first …

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity
9 months ago

137 of almost 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria freed after weeks in captivity

LA Times  

At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in the northwestern state of Kaduna were released on Sunday, the West African nation’s military said. The 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave notorious for kidnappings, more than 124 miles away from their school, Nigerian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Edward …

Nigerian army rescues 17 students kidnapped in northwest Sokoto
9 months ago

Nigerian army rescues 17 students kidnapped in northwest Sokoto

The Hindu  

Nigeria's army has rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in a dawn raid by armed men two weeks ago in northwest Sokoto state, the State governor said on march 23. Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto said the Tsangaya students were freed on March 22 following an operation coordinated by the army and the office of the National …

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children
9 months ago

Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Kaduna state after it apprehended over 300 school children

India TV News  

Abuja: Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped at least 87 people, including women and children in Kaduna state, residents and police said on Monday. Kidnappings by criminal gangs demanding ransom payments have become an almost daily occurrence in Nigeria, especially in the north, with authorities seemingly powerless to stop them. 300 school children abducted last week in Nigeria The case of …

Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue
9 months, 1 week ago

Nigerian leader rules out ransoms for abducted students as observers urge dialogue

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s leader has ruled out the payment of ransoms for nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted from their school in the conflict-hit north a week ago, raising questions from analysts on Thursday about how best to rescue the children without hurting them. At least 1,400 students have so far been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since the first major school …

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
9 months, 1 week ago

Abuja, Nigeria: Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid

CNN  

Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met, a member of the local community told CNN on Wednesday. They said will only last for three weeks or 20 days from …

Gunmen kidnap nearly 300 students in northwest Nigeria. 2 days later, some lose hope of finding them
9 months, 1 week ago

Gunmen kidnap nearly 300 students in northwest Nigeria. 2 days later, some lose hope of finding them

Associated Press  

KURIGA, Nigeria — Rashidat Hamza is in despair. Children stand outside the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna state, Nigeria, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Nigerian army patrol near LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga where students were kidnapped in Kuriga, Kaduna, Nigeria, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Children play at the LEA Primary and …

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing

Al Jazeera  

Locals tell Al Jazeera they feel abandoned by the government and will have no peace of mind until the children return. Armed men have kidnapped 15 pupils from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria days after more than 280 students were abducted from another school with the army still searching for them. It was the third incident of mass kidnapping …

Nigeria SHOCKER: Assailants kidnap nearly 300 school children in latest case of mass abductions I VIDEO
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria SHOCKER: Assailants kidnap nearly 300 school children in latest case of mass abductions I VIDEO

India TV News  

Abuja: Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s conflict-battered northwest. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna State town to report on Thursday’s …

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

New Indian Express  

KURIGA: Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna State town to report on Thursday's attack. “We don't know what to do, but we believe in God.” The kidnapping in Kuriga was only one of three …

Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Armed men broke into a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Saturday and seized 15 children as they slept, police told The Associated Press, about 48 hours after nearly 300 students were taken hostage in the conflict-hit region. School abductions are common in Nigeria’s northern region, especially since the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by …

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: 280 school students kidnapped in Kaduna

Op India  

More than 250 to 280 students were kidnapped from their elementary school in the north-western region of Nigeria early on the morning of 7th March by unknown assailants on motorcycles in one of the biggest mass kidnappings for the second time in a week in the Kaduna state. He declared, “I have received briefing from security chiefs on the two …

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass kidnappings of Nigerian students leave parents in shock and despair

LA Times  

Rashidat Hamza is in despair. “We have never seen this kind of thing where our children were abducted from their school,” she told an Associated Press team that arrived in the Kaduna state town to report on Thursday’s attack. “We don’t know what to do, but we believe in God.” The kidnapping in Kuriga was only one of three mass …

A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — What seemed like an aberration a decade ago when militants kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria’s Chibok community has become a recurring horror in the country. Here is a timeline of some prominent school kidnappings in Nigeria since 2014: April 14, 2014 — Members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram abduct 276 female students in a nighttime …

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests
9 months, 2 weeks ago

They went to school but ended up as hostages. 287 children are missing in Nigeria’s forests

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Security forces swept through large forests in Nigeria’s northwest region on Friday in search of nearly 300 children abducted from their school by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the latest mass kidnapping, which analysts and activists blamed on the failure of intelligence and a slow security response. “I am confident that the victims will be rescued,” said Nigerian President …

More than 200 children are abducted from Nigerian school in raid linked to Boko Haram terror group
9 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 200 children are abducted from Nigerian school in raid linked to Boko Haram terror group

Daily Mail  

Suspected jihadists kidnapped more than 200 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria on Thursday, according to reports. Pictured: A woman cries at the school in Chikun, Kaduna State as she pleads with authorities to help rescue the kidnapped children Nigeria army trucks are seen parked at the school were suspected jihadist gunmen kidnapped school children in …

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen abduct 287 students in the latest school attack in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. People gather around an area were gunmen kidnapped school children in Chikun, Nigeria, Thursday, March 7, 2024. Share Share Copy Link copied Email …

At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria
9 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Islamic extremists have abducted at least 200 people who were out searching for firewood, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, the United Nations office in the country said. The victims of the latest attack had left several displacement camps in Borno state’s Gamboru Ngala council area when they were ambushed near the border …

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Nigeria: At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by Islamic extremists

India TV News  

Abuja : At least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad, the United Nations office in Nigeria said late Wednesday. The victims had left several displacement camps to look for firewood in Borno state's Gamboru Ngala council area when …

Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen abduct 287 students in Nigeria’s northwest, headteacher says

LA Times  

People gather in Chikun, Nigeria, near an area where gunmen kidnapped scores of schoolchildren on Thursday. Gunmen attacked a school in Nigeria’s northwest region Thursday and abducted at least 287 students, the headteacher told authorities, marking the second mass abduction in the West African nation in less than a week. Abductions of students from schools in northern Nigeria are common …

Security forces rescue 14 students abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
1 year, 2 months ago

Security forces rescue 14 students abducted in Nigeria’s Zamfara state

Al Jazeera  

The incident is the first mass school abduction in Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu took office in May. Security forces have rescued 14 of at least 20 students abducted from a university in northwestern Nigeria and are searching for the remaining captives, school authorities say. Gunmen attacked the school in Zamfara state’s Bungudu district last week and fled with the …

Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies
1 year, 7 months ago

Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies

Associated Press  

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Two Nigerian women abducted as schoolgirls by a jihadi militant group nine years ago have been rescued, the West African nation’s military has said. Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus were among 276 schoolgirls abducted in April 2014 from the Government Girls Secondary School in the village of Chibok by Boko Haram militants. His comments echoed concerns of …

‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered
1 year, 11 months ago

‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Margret Yama’s phone screensaver is a picture of her cousin, Rifkatu Galang, who is still held by Boko Haram extremists nearly nine years after she and 275 other girls were seized from their school in northeastern Nigeria. Inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, the series titled “Statues Also Breathe” tries to recreate the girls’ facial expressions …

‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered
1 year, 11 months ago

‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered

LA Times  

Sculptures created by French artist Prune Nourry, inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, titled “Statues Also Breathe,” and representing the remaining 108 Chibok still in captivity, are displayed in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 13. Inspired by ancient Nigerian Ife terracotta heads, the series titled “Statues Also Breathe” tries to recreate the girls’ facial expressions and hair patterns. “Most of …

Seven dead in attack on Chibok community in northeast Nigeria
2 years, 7 months ago

Seven dead in attack on Chibok community in northeast Nigeria

Al Jazeera  

Chibok first came to the limelight when Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from the community’s school in April 2014. Chibok first came to the limelight when Boko Haram abducted more than 200 schoolgirls from the community’s school in April 2014, leading to the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Troops from a nearby military base were deployed to repel the attack …

‘A very sad day’: Parents of Nigeria’s missing Chibok girls demand action eight years after kidnapping
2 years, 8 months ago

‘A very sad day’: Parents of Nigeria’s missing Chibok girls demand action eight years after kidnapping

The Independent  

Easter in Nigeria is a time when many people get together with their relatives to celebrate weddings and other festivities, but for Yana Galang, the holiday serves as an agonising reminder of her family’s suffering. “We want the government to do something before they put off the garment in the remaining days.” open image in gallery Names of the remaining …

Witnesses: Extremists abduct 17 girls in northeast Nigeria
2 years, 11 months ago

Witnesses: Extremists abduct 17 girls in northeast Nigeria

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Islamic extremists have abducted 17 girls in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Saturday as the West African nation’s military said it “remains resolute in decisively countering the terrorists.” Members of the Boko Haram jihadi group attacked Pemi, a village in the Chibok local government area of Borno state, on Thursday, two residents told The Associated Press. In a …

Nigeria extremists still ‘very dangerous,’ says UN official
2 years, 11 months ago

Nigeria extremists still ‘very dangerous,’ says UN official

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Islamic extremist insurgency in northeast Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous very threatening” crisis that needs more than $1 billion in aid in 2022 to assist those hit by the decade-long conflict, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said. “The world needs to remember this is a tragedy that needs to be sorted out.” Boko Haram, …

Women and children escape from Boko Haram rebels after months in captivity
3 years, 2 months ago

Women and children escape from Boko Haram rebels after months in captivity

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Six women and nine children …

15 Nigerian women, children escape from Boko Haram captivity
3 years, 2 months ago

15 Nigerian women, children escape from Boko Haram captivity

Associated Press  

LAGOS, Nigeria — Six women and nine children abducted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremist rebels in the country’s troubled northeast have escaped after months in captivity, according to a Borno state official. “Today is one of our happiest moments for us to see these young girls and women that were abducted by the insurgents,” Zulum said Monday, attributing their freedom …

Gunmen release 10 more Nigerian students after fresh ransom
3 years, 2 months ago

Gunmen release 10 more Nigerian students after fresh ransom

The Hindu  

Gunmen in Nigeria on Sunday freed 10 students abducted in the northwest Kaduna state after collecting a ransom, a school official told The Associated Press. Eleven of the 121 students of the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna are still being held, Hayab said, expressing frustration at the refusal of the gunmen to release all the students at once. In …

Explainer: Who are the gunmen abducting Nigerian students?
3 years, 3 months ago

Explainer: Who are the gunmen abducting Nigerian students?

The Hindu  

The recent release of three separate groups of students who had been abducted in northern Nigeria brought joyful reunions and the hope that others still held might soon be freed. However, freed captives have shared details that suggest some bandits might share extremist beliefs with the Boko Haram group, whose name means “Western education is forbidden” in the local Hausa …

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