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What happened to the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram?
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. Ruth Ngladar Pogu and a man she is said to have married in captivity recently surrendered to the Nigerian military, according to officials. The couple have two children.
Who kidnapped the Nigerian schoolgirls?
Boko Haram
More than 100 schoolgirls are still missing since their April 2014 abduction in northeastern Nigeria by Boko Haram. Nigerian soldiers have found one of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram operatives eight years ago in the conflict-torn northeast, the military has said.
Have all the Chibok girls been rescued?
Mary Dauda and Hauwa Joseph, the two rescued girls abducted from the GGSS Chibok in Borno in 2014, have revealed that more than 20 missing others are still in Gazuwa camp in Sambisa Forest, eight years after being kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents.
How many of the Chibok girls have been released?
More than 270 girls were abducted in Chibok, north-eastern Borno state. Over 100 of them have since been freed or managed to escape. But the rest are still missing.
What happened to the missing Nigerian girls?
In response, the United States and several European governments mobilized resources to assist in the search. But it would be more than three years before many of the schoolgirls — now young women — were freed from captivity in a negotiated settlement with paid ransom. Seven years later, 112 others remain missing.
Why does Boko Haram kidnap people?
It’s in a slightly different part of the country, and Boko Haram tended to kidnap children and also adults for ideological reasons. They wanted to recruit. They wanted to indoctrinate. In some cases with young women, they wanted to force them into marriage.
What did Boko Haram do to the Chibok girls?
A compelling book details the story of Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls. In April 2014, members of the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 seniors at the Chibok Government Secondary School for Girls in northeast Nigeria.