Nigeria Abductions

• 2 Canadians, 2 Americans abducted in Nigeria freed in good condition

  A police spokesperson said they have been taken to the capital, Abuja, where they are undergoing medical observation because of the trauma they experienced.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2018
  
• 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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• New claim Nigeria schoolgirls left vulnerable to Boko Haram attack

  There's yet another allegation of people in positions of authority leaving hundreds of schoolgirls to fend for themselves as Boko Haram launched an attack on their school in northeastern Nigeria.

  World

  May 12, 2014
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• Nigeria kidnappings: Authorities had early warning, Amnesty claims

  Nigerian authorities had an early warning about the Boko Haram attack on a school and mass kidnapping of hundreds of girls, says Amnesty International.

  Canada

  May 9, 2014
• Nigeria kidnappings: Canada offers equipment to locate Chibok girls

  Canada has confirmed it will provide surveillance technology to help Nigeria locate hundreds of abducted schoolgirls and their captors, but not without Canadians to operate it.

  Canada

  May 7, 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
• Boko Haram leader says kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls will be sold

  Hundreds of abducted schoolgirls were taken by the Nigerian Islamic insurgent group Boko Haram and are to be sold as "slaves," said the group's leader.

  World

  May 5, 2014