What happened to the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014?
Nigeria kidnappings: Chibok schoolgirl returns home seven years on. One of the Nigerian schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants Boko Haram from the town of Chibok in 2014 has been freed and reunited with her family.
How many girls did Boko Haram kidnap in 2014?
276 students
In April 2014, members of the jihadist group Boko Haram ambushed an all-girls boarding school in Chibok in the middle of the night and kidnapped 276 students before vanishing into the forest. Some of the girls managed to escape on their own, while others were later rescued or freed following negotiations.
Why did Boko Haram kidnap boys?
Boko Haram kidnapped the boys from the school because it believes Western education is un-Islamic, the rebels’ leader Abubakar Shekau said in a video claiming responsibility for the attack, according to SITE Intelligence Group.
What happened to the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls 2017?
Chibok schoolgirl freed in Nigeria seven years after Boko Haram kidnap, governor says. One abducted girl from the Nigerian town of Chibok has been freed and reunited with her parents seven years after Boko Haram militants kidnapped her and more than 200 of her classmates, Borno state’s governor said on Saturday.
What is the meaning of Chibok?
Chibok is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria, located in the south of the state. Its headquarters are in the town of Chibok. It has an area of 1,350 km² and a population of 66,105 at the 2006 census. The town of Chibok is primarily a Christian village with a Muslim minority.
What language is Chibok?
Cibak (variously rendered Chibuk, Chibok, Chibbak, Chibbuk, Kyibaku, Kibbaku, Kikuk) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by about 200,000 who are majorly Kibaku people in Nigeria. Cibak is spoken in Askira/Uba, Chibok and Damboa local government areas in the south of Borno State in Nigeria.