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What happened to the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls?

What happened to the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls?

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.

What the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have to tell us?

Their accounts revealed brutal beatings, repeated death threats, near-starvation conditions and ongoing coercion to convert to Islam and enter into forced marriages with Boko Haram fighters. They were held mostly in Boko Haram base camp huts hidden in the Sambisa Forest.

How many girls were rescued from Boko Haram?

Around 503 girls were at the school the night of the Boko Haram abduction in April 2014. Out of 276 taken, more than 100 were freed through negotiations, while others managed to escape. This week, to mark seven years of abduction, parents of the remaining girls gathered at the school to pray for their safe return.

Where are the girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram?

Chibok
Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping

Part of the Boko Haram insurgency
Parents whose daughters were kidnapped
Location Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria
Coordinates 10°52′55″N 12°50′17″ECoordinates: 10°52′55″N 12°50′17″E
Outcome 276 female students abducted

What happened to girls of Boko Haram?

Stephens would be one of 82 schoolgirls eventually released after more than three years in Boko Haram captivity. In the largest liberation of hostages since the schoolgirls were abducted from their boarding school in 2014, five commanders from the extremist group were exchanged for the girls’ freedom.

What was the Bring Back Our Girls movement?

A well-meaning social-media campaign to free young women kidnapped by Boko Haram galvanized rescue efforts—and may have spurred the jihadist group to expand its use of gender violence.

Which state is Chibok in Nigeria?

Borno State
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….

Chibok
Country Nigeria
State Borno State
Area
• Total 1,350 km2 (520 sq mi)

Where was bring back our girls?

Singer Alicia Keys (center) joins a ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ protest in front of the Nigerian consulate in New York City to mark the six-month anniversary of the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram militants, Oct. 14, 2014.

Does Boko Haram still exist?

Nonetheless, Boko Haram remains resilient, conducting attacks in neighboring Cameroon, Chad, Niger, as well as Nigeria, emphasizing the threat it poses to Western and regional interests. The US State Department designated Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization in November 2013.

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