Nigeria Kidnappings
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Nigerian forces continue search for 300 abducted girls after teenage boys freedThe release comes just a day after the raid on a school in Zamfara state where gunmen seized 317 girls.TechFeb 27, 2021
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Boko Haram kidnapping victims describe abuses, being forced into conflictRape, forced marriage and participation in armed conflict were among the abuses faced by women and girls held in captivity by Boko Haram militants, according to a report released Monday.WorldOct 27, 2014
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Fate of kidnapped girls unclear as Nigeria claims Boko Haram ceasefireNigeria's government and Islamic extremists from Boko Haram have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, officials said Friday.WorldOct 17, 2014
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11 parents of Nigeria’s abducted girls dieAbout a dozen parents of the more than 200 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls will never see their daughters again.WorldJul 22, 2014
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Missing girls’ parents won’t see Nigerian leaderParents and schoolmates of the 219 schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram extremists refused at the last minute Tuesday to meet with Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan.WorldJul 15, 2014
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Witnesses say 60 more girls and women, 31 boys abducted in NigeriaWitnesses say Islamic extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women and 31 boys from villages in northeast Nigeria.CrimeJun 24, 2014
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Nigeria says it knows girls’ whereabouts, won’t use force to get themNigerian officials know the whereabouts of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls but won’t reveal the location and say they won’t use force to rescue them from their militant captors, according to news reports.WorldMay 27, 2014
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Boko Haram attacks 3 Nigerian villages, at least 48 deadBoko Haram assaulted three villages in northern Nigeria, killing 48 people.WorldMay 21, 2014
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2 blasts hit bus station in central Nigeria city; at least 118 deadNigeria's emergency agency says twin car bombs that exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria's central city of Jos have killed at least 118 people.WorldMay 20, 2014
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Outrage grows over kidnapped Nigerian girlsA terrorism expert says western nations, including Canada, are coming late to the game in confronting the extremist group that's seized nearly 300 teenage girls in Nigeria.WorldMay 20, 2014
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