#BringBackOurGirls

• Chibok schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 found with baby

  Nearly 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.

  World

  Jan 5, 2017
  
• Boko Haram forced out of last enclave: Nigerian president

  The Boko Haram extremist group has finally been crushed — driven from its last forest enclave with fighters on the run and no place to hide, Nigeria's president declared Saturday.

  World

  Dec 24, 2016
  
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• 100 abducted Chibok girls unwilling to return home, Nigerian leader claims

  The unwilling girls may have been radicalized by Boko Haram or are ashamed to return because they have married extremists and have babies.

  World

  Oct 18, 2016
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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.

  World

  Oct 14, 2016
• 21 abducted Chibok girls freed after negotiations with Boko Haram

  Nigerian officials say 21 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists more than two years ago have been freed.

  World

  Oct 13, 2016
• Boko Haram video appears to show some of Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls alive

  A Boko Haram video appearing to show some of Nigeria's kidnapped Chibok girls was aired on television on Wednesday.

  World

  Apr 14, 2016
• Nigerian army rescues 200 girls from Boko Haram, none are abducted schoolgirls

  Nigerian soldiers have rescued 200 girls and 93 women from the Sambisa forest, near Chibok where 276 girls were kidnapped last year.

  World

  Apr 28, 2015
• Did #BringBackOurGirls work? 216 girls among thousands still missing

  Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls on April 14, 2014. A year later, despite the viral spread of the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag, most of the girls still haven’t been brought home.

  World

  Apr 14, 2015
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• Nigerian ambassador blasts US refusal to sell weapons for war on extremists

  Nigeria's ambassador to the United States has castigated Washington for refusing to sell "lethal weapons" to fight his country's Islamic uprising.

  Nov 11, 2014
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• Witnesses say 60 more girls and women, 31 boys abducted in Nigeria

  Witnesses say Islamic extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women and 31 boys from villages in northeast Nigeria.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2014