FG has not given up on Chibok girls, Leah Sharibu — Gen Laka
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the rescue of the remaining 87 Chibok schoolgirls and Leah Sharibu still held in captivity by terrorists, saying efforts are ongoing despite the issue no longer dominating media headlines.
Chibok Girls: 9 years after, authorities failing to protect children —Amnesty Int’l
Nine years after Boko Haram abducted 276 students from a girls’ school in Chibok, 98 girls are still being held by Boko Haram and a slew of abductions have taken place since, revealing the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to learn from the heartbreak of Chibok and, ultimately, to protect children, Amnesty International said, yesterday.
Chibok girls: Coalition wants presidential candidates to address safety in schools
The Chairman, National Steering Committee of Joint Education Stakeholders Action Coalition (JESAC) Education and 2023 elections, Mr Ike Onyechere, has called on the presidential candidates to address the issues of safe schools in their various manifestos.
Buhari’s minister weeps over continuous captivity of Leah Sharibu, Chibok girls
The Minister of Women Affairs, Paulen Tallen on Monday betrays emotions and wept on live television over the continuous captivity of Leah Sharibu and over 100 other Chibok girls.
We killed 49 terrorists, rescued two more Chibok girls with babies – Army
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) claimed at the weekend to have neutralized 49 Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Bama-Mandara-Damasak axis of Borno state.
Eight years on, parents of abducted Chibok girls visit Clark, want action from govt
By Henry Umoru FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South South leader, Chief Edwin Clark has taken a swipe at the Federal Government on its silence on the release of the remaining abducted Chibok girls who have been held captive since 2014 by members of the Boko Haram. Speaking yesterday at his Asokoro residence, Abuja […]
Boko Haram releases four Chibok girls from captivity
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Armed Boko Haram terrorists suspected to be members of ISWAP group who invaded Kautikari village of Chibok Local Government Area in Borno state have freed four girls hitherto abducted on Friday 14th January, 2022, relevant sources have said. Recall that during that incident, about nine residents of Kautikari village were abducted, […]
Christian group demands prosecution of violators of Chibok Girls
Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria, CSWN, has demanded full application of all relevant laws against those who violated the abducted Chibok school girls, to show the supremacy of law over lawlessness and impunity.
Chibok girls abduction: Reps probe N500m rehabilitation fund, safe school initiative
House of Representatives yesterday resolved to investigate the 500 million naira school rebuilding projects under the Safe School Initiative programme set up in March 2015 in the aftermath of the abduction of 230 Chibok schoolgirls in Borno State.
Chibok girls: Seven years in captivity
WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 marked the seventh year since the first school abductions by violent extremists, Boko Haram, took place in a girls secondary school in Chibok, Borno State. In all, 276 girls were swept off to captivity. But after some of them escaped while some were successfully freed through negotiations and alleged ransom payments, […]
How abductors kept Chibok girls in houses, taught them scripture recitations – Community leader
SEVEN years after Boko Haram terrorists abducted 276 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, a community leader has revealed how the girls were divided into groups, kept in houses, and taught how to recite the scriptures. The National Coordinator of Gwoza Christian Community Association, GCCA, Ayuba Bassa, said the memory […]
7 years after, Zulum says Chibok girls’ll be recovered, over 20 parents have died from waiting, says BBOG
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, a town in the state, as well as other abductees, will be safely recovered. The governor’s assurance came on a day Allen Manasseh, strategic team member of the Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG, group, revealed that over 20 parents of the Chibok […]
Dead or Alive: 7yrs after, over 20 parents dead, as 112 Chibok Girls remain unaccounted for — Manasseh
Seven years after their wards were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School Chibok in Borno state, no fewer than 20 parents of the affected students have died as a result of trauma while many others are now living with terminal ailments.
Chibok girls still on our minds, says Presidency
The Presidency has reassured parents and concerned citizens that the missing students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno, remain constantly on the minds of government as they are always on the minds of their parents.
Chief of Defence Staff debunks news of release of Chibok girls in Borno
Major General Lucky Irabor, the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has debunked the story that some Chibok girls were released during a clearance operation in the Northeast.
Some rescued Chibok girls frustrated, abandoned, dropped out of school ― MBF
*Laments rescued girls’ education in ruins *Asks FG to account for $2m UNFPA Safe School Initiatives released by UNFPA By Chris Ochayi The Middle Belt Forum, MBF, Sunday, raised concerns over the plight of the rescued 103 Chibok Secondary School girls abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists, lamenting that the Federal Government has abandoned the […]
