Nigerian military rescues 76 schoolgirls after Boko Haram attack
Thu 22 Feb 2018, 15:43:11
The Nigerian military rescued 76 schoolgirls and recovered the bodies of two others on Wednesday, after the students went missing during a Boko Haram attack on a village, three parents, a resident and a local government official said.
More than 90 schoolgirls were feared missing after the attack on the village of Dapchi in the northeastern state of Yobe, sources said on Wednesday.
Weapon of war
Boko Haram has seized thousands of women and young girls, as well as men and boys of fighting age during
the conflict, which has left at least 20,000 dead since 2009.
the conflict, which has left at least 20,000 dead since 2009.
Some 300 children were among 500 people abducted from the town of Damasak in November 2014.
Getting accurate information from the remote northeast remains difficult. The army still largely controls access and infrastructure has been devastated by nine years of conflict.
In Chibok, the military initially claimed the students had all been found but was forced to backtrack when parents and the school principal said otherwise.
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