Chibok Kidnappings

• 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
  
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• Nigeria kidnappings: Four girls reunited with families

  Four girls kidnapped by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram more than six weeks ago have been reunited with their parents, according to local news reports.

  World

  May 28, 2014
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• Nigeria kidnappings: MPs to debate response to Boko Haram kidnappings

  Canadian politicians will hold an emergency debate Monday night to discuss the mass kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria.

  Canada

  May 8, 2014
• How Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls from Chibok

  A Nigerian schoolgirl details her escape from Boko Haram and explains what happened on April 14, when the extremist group attacked her school and kidnapped hundreds of students.

  World

  May 6, 2014
• Canada offers to help Nigeria secure release of Chibok schoolgirls

  Canada joined the United States and the United Kingdom on Tuesday in pledging assistance to the Nigerian government and its efforts to find the hundreds of girls held captive by Boko Haram since April 14.

  World

  May 6, 2014