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Nigeria schoolgirl missing from Chibok ‘found with baby’

November 7, 2016 | Africa
November 7, 2016
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ICC Note: 

According to ICC partners in Nigeria, The  identity of newly found abducted Chibok school girl is  Maryam Ali Maryam was a prefect (student leader) in GSS Chibok – a position of responsibility. She and her sister were abducted but unfortunately her sister is not among those released. The last last time she was  seen  was in the terrorist’s truck. We rejoice with her families and continue to  pray for the Chibok girls who still remain in captivity. 

11/07/2016 Nigeria (BBC) – One of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted in Nigeria has been found with a 10-month-old baby son, the military says.

The girl was discovered in Pulka in northern Borno state, spokesman Sani Usman said.

The announcement came nearly a month after another 21 Chibok girls were freed after negotiations with Boko Haram Islamist militants.

More than 270 schoolgirls were seized from the north-eastern town in April 2014, sparking international outrage.

Mr Usman said the latest girl to be found was discovered by soldiers screening escapees from Boko Haram’s base in the Sambisa forest.

Boko Haram has been fighting a long insurgency in its quest for an Islamic state in northern Nigeria. The conflict is estimated to have killed more than 30,000 people.

What lies ahead for freed Chibok girls?

Boko Haram has kidnapped thousands of other people during its seven-year insurgency in northern Nigeria and many people have been made homeless

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