Chibok girls

Boko Haram jihadists releases video of purported Chibok girl

The Boko Haram jihadist group has released a video claiming to show Chibok schoolgirls who refused to be rescued as part of a recent swap deal with the Nigerian government.

May 13, 2017, 19:45 PM IST

"Welcome our dear girls", Nigeria''s Buhari tells freed Chibok girls

Although the kidnapping of the Chibok girls caught global attention, Boko Haram, which has pledged loyalty to Islamic State, has kidnapped thousands of adults and children.
 

May 08, 2017, 10:09 AM IST

Nigeria prisoner swap secures release of 82 Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists

Nigeria on Saturday said it had negotiated the release of 82 of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than three years ago, securing their freedom in a prisoner swap deal.

May 07, 2017, 09:02 AM IST

Boko Haram faction ready to negotiate release of 83 more Chibok girls: Nigerian govt

The Islamic State-allied faction of Boko Haram which last week freed 21 of more than 200 Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in northeast Nigeria is willing to negotiate the release of 83 more of the girls, the president`s spokesman said on Sunday.

Oct 17, 2016, 00:11 AM IST

Islamist militant group Boko Haram frees 21 kidnapped Chibok girls

Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls kidnapped by the Islamist militant group in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, the government said on Thursday.

Oct 13, 2016, 20:15 PM IST

Boko Haram releases new video of alleged Chibok girls

Boko Haram on Sunday released a video of the girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014, showing some who are still alive and claiming others died in air strikes.

Aug 14, 2016, 17:59 PM IST

Nigerian 'Chibok' schoolgirl rescued after two years as Boko Haram captive

Preliminary investigation shows that she is indeed one of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram terrorists on 14th April 2014.

May 19, 2016, 08:02 AM IST