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BringBackOurGirls
Nigeria marks anniversary of Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnappings
Nigeria and the world on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of Boko Haram’s abduction of 219 schoolgirls, with protest marches, candlelight vigils...
Boko Haram seizes hometown of kidnapped schoolgirls
Islamic extremists in Nigeria have seized Chibok, forcing thousands of people to flee the town where insurgents kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls in April,...
Nigerian president vows to free missing schoolgirls after meeting their parents
President Goodluck Jonathan has met for the first time some of the parents of 219 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls and dozens of classmates who managed to...
In three months since kidnappings, 11 parents of Nigeria’s abducted girls die
Nearly a dozen parents of the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls will never see their daughters again.
Great escape: Dozens of kidnapped women flee Boko Haram captors
More than 60 Nigerian women and girls who were abducted last month by suspected Boko Haram militants have escaped their captors, according to reports.
Final report: Nigeria wraps up kidnap investigation with 200 girls still missing
Nigeria wrapped up its inquiry into the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by militants on Friday with little progress to show, reporting almost none...
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls face rape danger: U.N. official
The more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls who remain captives of Boko Haram militants “definitely” face the danger of being raped, said Zainab...
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