“I was crying”: Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirl phones home after seven years
Abuja, NigeriaThomson Reuters Foundation Nearly seven years since Islamist militants kidnapped two of his daughters from their school in north-eastern Nigeria, a hurried phone call let Ali Maiyanga know that his family’s ordeal might soon be over. The call on Thursday evening was from Maiyanga’s daughter Halima, who – along with her sister Maryam – […]
Parents seek global petitions to Nigerian President to “#BringBackOurLeah”
World Watch Monitor The parents of the Nigerian girl, Leah Sharibu, held by Boko Haram, say they have renewed hope that she might safely return home after a short audio recording her kidnappers released last week. In the 35 seconds-long recording, the Christian teenager asks for help for her family and herself, calling on Nigeria’s president […]