Sentences with phrase «abduction of schoolgirls»

The Borno State Government has closed female boarding schools in 25 local government areas of the state to forestall abduction of schoolgirls by the Boko Haram insurgents.

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the abduction of schoolgirls from the Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, as a national disaster and apologised to Nigerians over the incident.

Buhari gave the reassurance in a statement to remember the 1,000 th day of the abduction of the schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno.

The abduction of the schoolgirls in north - eastern Nigeria in April 2014 by the Islamist militant group caused a global outcry — and prompted campaigns about girls» right to education.

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Also, the Lagos State chapter of the APC slammed Fayose for describing the abduction of the missing schoolgirls as a political gimmick to pull down the Jonathan administration.

The General Overseer, Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has lampooned politicians and political parties for using the abduction of 219 Chibok schoolgirls to score...

The administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan had lived in denial up till three weeks after the news of the abduction broke, saying no schoolgirl was kidnapped in Chibok.

At the fourth anniversary of the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls, the senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah has pointed out that what Boko Haram terrorists understand...

Chairman, National Action Council (NAC), Dr. Olapade Agoro on Wednesday described the abduction of 110 Dapchi schoolgirls by the Boko Haram insurgents as a national calamity...

The Peoples Democratic Party has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to halt the «feasting with the All Progressives Congress chieftains in Aso Villa» and show leadership by visiting the troubled Dapchi, Yobe State, to get a first - hand information on the circumstances surrounding the abduction of the 110 schoolgirls.

Some parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls say they believe there is cover up in the events that occurred before the abduction of their daughters by...

No fewer than 17 of the parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have reportedly died as a result of trauma associated with the abduction.

The Presidency said the directive became necessary to prevent the re-occurrence of the attack and abduction of Dapchi schoolgirls by Boko Haram.

Boko Haram, which outraged international opinion with the abduction of some 200 schoolgirls in northern Nigeria seven weeks ago, has also carried out attacks in northern Cameroon.

The UN has expressed outrage at the abduction of 110 schoolgirls of Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, by suspected Boko Haram terrorists.

The commissioner, who also commended the police for deploying their men in schools in the state, said he would pray that this was sustained and not an action dictated by emotion brought about by the abduction of the Dapchi schoolgirls.

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Idris Ibrahim, has described the abduction of secondary schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State as a national embarrassment.

The Governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam, has blamed the abduction of the Dapchi schoolgirls on the withdrawal of security personnel from communities in the state...

Boko Haram, a militant group which mainly attracted global attention in 2014 due to the abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls, still strikes the country with its violent attacks and threatens Nigeria's security.