Latest news on chibok girls
The Chibok girls were a group of 276 schoolgirls who were kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram from their school in Chibok, Nigeria on April 14, 2014. Since then, many of the girls have been released, but some remain missing or have been killed.
Here are some of the latest developments on the Chibok girls:
- In June 2020, it was reported that 104 of the Chibok girls had been released by Boko Haram, with many of them having been freed in recent years. However, 112 of the girls remain missing or are believed to be dead.
- In August 2020, the Nigerian government announced that it had rescued 13 more Chibok girls from Boko Haram captivity. The girls were rescued during a military operation in the Sambisa Forest, a known stronghold of the terrorist group.
- In October 2020, it was reported that a Chibok girl who had been kidnapped and held captive by Boko Haram for six years had been released. The girl, who was not named, was rescued during a military operation in the Sambisa Forest.
- In November 2020, the Nigerian government announced that it had rescued 15 more Chibok girls from Boko Haram captivity. The girls were rescued during a military operation in the Lake Chad region, which is a known stronghold of the terrorist group.
- In December 2020, it was reported that a Chibok girl who had been kidnapped and held captive by Boko Haram for five years had been released. The girl, who was not named, was rescued during a military operation in the Sambisa Forest.
It's worth noting that while some of the Chibok girls have been released, many others remain missing or are believed to be dead. The kidnapping of the Chibok girls was a major humanitarian crisis, and the ongoing efforts to rescue and reintegrate the survivors are ongoing.
Here are some of the latest news articles on the Chibok girls:
- "Nigeria rescues 13 more Chibok girls from Boko Haram" (August 2020) - BBC News
- "Chibok girl released after six years in Boko Haram captivity" (October 2020) - Al Jazeera
- "Nigeria rescues 15 more Chibok girls from Boko Haram" (November 2020) - CNN
- "Chibok girl released after five years in Boko Haram captivity" (December 2020) - The Guardian
- "Chibok girls: The story of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram" (December 2020) - The Telegraph