Chibok girls changed by shame, Stockholm syndrome, say experts
Thomson Reuters Foundation Connections formed by years of captivity and shame at marrying militants might explain why some Chibok girls have chosen not to return home from their Boko Haram ordeal, experts say. Their militant Islamist captors released a video on Monday showing some of the remaining girls – who were kidnapped from the northeast […]
Nigeria will negotiate for 83 more Chibok girls, says Nigerian Government
World Watch Monitor Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, has spoken about the release of 21 girls and a boy born in captivity to one of their number: “This is only the first step in what we believe will be total liberation and release of all the remaining girls.” “Already we are on phase two and we […]
Chibok girls not swapped but released after “careful negotiation”
World Watch Monitor Details have now emerged about the conditions of release of the 21 Chibok girls. They were freed before dawn on 13th October in the north-eastern town of Banki, near the border with Cameroon. They were then transported to the capital, Abuja, where they met the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. “The whole country […]
Islamic militants vow to continue kidnappings in Nigeria
BosNewsLife Militants from Nigeria’s feared Islamic group Boko Haram have vowed to continue kidnapping daughters of Christians after abducting hundreds of mainly Christian schoolgirls in the country’s northeast. Among those held as hostages were eight more girls who were abducted from a Nigerian village late Monday, 5th May, authorities said. The abductions came hours after […]
Islamic extremists in Nigeria abduct high school girls in Christian town
Morning Star News Islamic extremists from the insurgent Boko Haram who kidnapped more than 100 girls last night targeted a public high school in a predominantly Christian town, sources said. In Borno state, in Nigeria”s predominantly Muslim northeast where Boko Haram is based, the Islamist group abducted 129 girls who were asleep in their dormitories […]