Boko Haram Kidnapping
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300 Nigerian students kidnapped by Boko Haram returning homeThe abduction of more than 300 schoolboys from northern Nigeria marked one of the largest in recent years by the terrorist group Boko Haram.WorldDec 17, 2020
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Boko Haram claims responsibility after hundreds of students abducted in NigeriaMore than 330 students remain missing from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara after gunmen with assault rifles attacked their school Friday night.WorldDec 16, 2020
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Chibok schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 found with babyNearly 300 girls were kidnapped by the insurgents from a government boarding school in the remote northeastern town of Chibok in April 2014, a mass abduction that shocked the world and brought Boko Haram international attention.WorldJan 5, 2017
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How did 21 Chibok schoolgirls get released?Conflicting reports emerged Friday about whether the first negotiated release of some Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria in 2014 involved a ransom payment, a prisoner swap for Islamic extremist commanders, or both.WorldOct 14, 2016
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21 abducted Chibok girls freed after negotiations with Boko HaramNigerian officials say 21 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists more than two years ago have been freed.WorldOct 13, 2016
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Boko Haram kills 18 at funeral in northeast NigeriaA police official says Boko Haram extremists have killed 18 people at a funeral in northeast Nigeria.WorldJun 17, 2016
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