It has emerged advances by the Nigerian military against Boko Haram may have helped pressure it into releasing dozens
of schoolgirls it abducted from a Christian village.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is extremely delighted with the news of the return
of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State by Boko Haram.
Some of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at Government Girls secondary school Dapchi in Yobe have been rescued by the army.
Not exact matches
ABUJA, March 21 - Some
of the 110
schoolgirls abducted from the Nigerian town
of Dapchi last month were brought back on Wednesday, two witnesses said.
A recent video released by the Boko Haram shows some
of the young
schoolgirls who were
abducted more than two years ago to still be alive.
According to Amnesty International, several hundred
schoolgirls - both Christian and Muslim - between the ages
of 16 and 18 were
abducted at gunpoint on April 14 from their rooms at the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria, where they had been sleeping.
Five churches in a predominantly Christian area in the Southern Borno state were completely destroyed on Friday in the latest wave
of violence carried out by the extremists who were responsible for
abducting over 200
schoolgirls from a Christian village earlier this year.
«We are proud
of the speed with which you recovered the
abducted Dapchi
schoolgirls.
We are doing all we can to secure the release
of the remaining
abducted schoolgirls from Dapchi and Chibok.
Parents
of the
abducted Dapchi
schoolgirls on Tuesday hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for considering the option
of negotiation to rescue the girls.
The United States Government has reacted to the release
of the Dapchi
schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram.
A thousand days after over 200 girls were
abducted from the Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State, President Muhammadu Buhari has recommitted himself to the safe return
of the remaining Chibok
schoolgirls to their families.
Nigeria's former Minister
of Education and one
of the leaders
of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) campaign group, Dr Oby Ezekwesili says the failure
of President Goodluck Jonathan to rescue the over 200 Chibok
schoolgirls, who were
abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in April last year has shown how unfit he is as a leader.
The UN on Friday says the plight
of 219 Chibok
schoolgirls who were
abducted two years ago is a major conflict that is affecting the North - Eastern...
Criticisms have continued to trail the outburst
of Governor Ayodele Fayose on the
abducted Chibok
schoolgirls, Punch is reporting.
Available information has it that the United Kingdom, UK, is withholding sensitive information regarding the whereabouts
of the over 200 Chibok
schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram...
Three mothers
of the
abducted Chibok
schoolgirls have said they identified their daughters in a video released by the Boko Haram terrorist group.
Following the release
of the kidnapped Dapchi
schoolgirls by Boko Haram terrorists, a father
of one
of the
abducted girls, Sheribu Nata, has disclosed that...
Every day a new blaze seems to ignite: the bloody implosion
of Iraq and Syria; the East - West standoff in Ukraine;
abducted schoolgirls in northern Nigeria.
«The release
of the
abducted Dapchi
schoolgirls is tremendous news for the country.
Ologbondiyan added that it was appalling that while the parents
of the 110
abducted Dapchi
schoolgirls «are still wailing and insurgents driving into deeper recesses, the President and his party men are busy feasting in the Presidential villa and plotting their 2019 campaigns;
of course, with funds meant for the well - being
of the people and our nation.»
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...
The Presidency has dismissed Ahmed Salkida's latest information that only 15
of the remaining 113
abducted Chibok
schoolgirls in captivity
of Boko Haram are alive.
On his way to Yobe State to meet with families
of 110
schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at Government Girls Science and Technical School, Dapchi,...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the release
of the
abducted secondary
schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State.
«Long before the girls were released, the Federal Government had established the «Chibok Girls Desk» in the ministry, responsible for acting on matters relating to the
abducted Chibok
schoolgirls, and serving as a channel
of communication between relevant agencies and the parents and relatives
of the
abducted girls.»
In recent months, President Buhari has visited many
of Nigeria's trouble spots, including the north - eastern town
of Dapchi, where 110
schoolgirls were
abducted in February by militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
No fewer than 17
of the parents
of the
abducted Chibok
schoolgirls have reportedly died as a result
of trauma associated with the abduction.
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the United Nations to help negotiate the release
of the Chibok
schoolgirls, who were
abducted by Boko Haram in 2014.
Militants
of Boko Haram - the nickname means «Western education is sinful» - are holding the
schoolgirls who they
abducted from a northeastern school on April 15.
The Nigerian Chief
of Defence staff has said that the military is aware
of the location
of the
abducted schoolgirls but has decided not to reveal their whereabouts yet, the state news agency has said.
There were angry reactions on Monday after President Muhammadu Buhari shunned the #BringBackOurGirls group and the parents
of the Chibok
schoolgirls who were
abducted by the Boko Haram sect 861 days ago.
Nathaniel Sharibu, father
of abducted Dapchi
schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, has called on the media to mount pressure on the Federal Government to ensure the release
of his daughter.
President
of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the release
of 105
of the 110
abducted Dapchi
Schoolgirls as an answered prayers
of millions...
DAILY POST reported earlier that the 105
of the
abducted schoolgirls have been released by their abductors, with 5
of them reportedly dead.
On his way to Yobe State to meet with families
of 110
schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at Government Girls Science and Technical School, Dapchi, on February 19, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday touched down in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
President
of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has described the release
of 105
of the 110
abducted Dapchi
Schoolgirls as an answered prayers
of millions
of Nigerians.
This is the latest promise
of Western help since Boko Haram
abducted some 200
schoolgirls in April.
According to Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's female bombers article by Clothia Farouk (2014) «Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram is accused
of unleashing a new weapon
of war — the female suicide bomber strike -LSB-...] Boko Haram had turned some
of the more than 200
schoolgirls abducted in April into human bombs» (as cited in the BBC news).
Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram is accused
of unleashing a new weapon
of war — the female suicide bomber strike -LSB-...] Boko Haram had turned some
of the more than 200
schoolgirls abducted in April into human bombs» (as cited in the BBC news