Sentences with phrase «schoolgirls abducted»
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
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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).
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.
The PUNCH reported that over 200 schoolgirls were abducted in April 14, 2014 from a Chibok secondary school (Borno State) and 110 schoolgirls abducted few days ago at a secondary school in Dapchi, neighbouring Yobe State.
Some of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at Government Girls secondary school Dapchi in Yobe have been rescued by the army.
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.
She recounted that former President, Goodluck Jonathan indeed showed concern and made spirited effort to rescue the schoolgirls abducted in Chibok in 2014.
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 Women Arise Initiative, a non-governmental organisation, on Friday held a rally in Lagos to seek concerted efforts in rescuing schoolgirls abducted 200 days ago in...
Following the ceasefire deal reached between the Nigerian government and the Boko Haram sect, there are indications that the 218 schoolgirls abducted six months ago in...
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...
The United States Government has reacted to the release of the Dapchi schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram.
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.
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.
Not exact matches
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.
Last month, about 110 schoolgirls were abducted from Dapchi, Nigeria by Boko Haram.
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.
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 Nigerian armed forces yesterday declared that it will not be in a hurry to rescue the secondary schoolgirls who were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents...
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.
Three mothers of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have said they identified their daughters in a video released by the Boko Haram terrorist group.
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to grant amnesty to Boko Haram insurgents on the condition that they freed all the abducted Chibok schoolgirls.
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...
President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by a United Kingdom based Nigerian activist, Philip Agbese, to overlook the offer to swap the abducted Chibok schoolgirls with...
Agoro in a statement sent to DAILY POST in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital while blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for the abduction and failure to rescue the schoolgirls since they were abducted over a week ago, however, asked him (Buhari) to resign immediately for his alleged failure in maintaining security in the country.
AI on Saturday asked the Federal Government to do more in rescuing the abducted Chibok girls and the remaining Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu.
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.»
Recently the Speakers» wife Sally Bercow was widely criticised for apparent contempt and may face a hefty fine for naming a schoolgirl who was abducted by her maths teacher Jeremy Forrest back in the summer.
Meanwhile other Tornados have been sent to Nigeria to look for abducted schoolgirls and C - 17s and C - 130s involved in airlifting relief and medical teams to help halt the Ebloa epidemic.
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.
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.
The 276 schoolgirls were abducted in a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, by the Boko Haram Islamist sect on April 14, 2014.
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 military has flown more than 300 sorties in the hunt for the abducted schoolgirls, a Major has told ITV News» Rageh Omaar.
The Nigerian military has flown more than 300 sorties in the search for the abducted schoolgirls, Major General Chris Olukolade has told ITV News» Rageh Omaar.
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.