Cameroonian Girls Fleeing Boko Haram Turn to Sex Work to SurviveMay 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Many Cameroonian girls who lived near the Lake Chad Basin have been forced from their homes by Boko Haram. When they fled to larger and safer areas of...
HBO to Launch “Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram” DocumentaryMay 11, 2018 — ICC Note: HBO is planning on airing a documentary about the Chibok girls and their time of captivity under Boko Haram. The movie is supposed to air later this year....
Nigerian Army Rescues 1,000 Boko Haram CaptivesMay 8, 2018 — ICC Note: The Nigerian Army has freed nearly 1,000 people from Boko Haram captivity. The operation by the military was started on April 28 led to the deaths of over...
Proud Mother of Leah Sharibu Asks for Continued PrayerMay 7, 2018 — ICC Note: Rebecca Sharibu, mother of Leah Sharibu,has asked Christians to continue to pray for her daughter. She said she is very proud of her daughter and is confident that...
Mother of Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirl Offers Pressing Appeal to ChristiansMay 4, 2018 — ICC Note: The mother of a Nigerian Christian schoolgirl who was abducted by Boko Haram, shares how proud she was of that fact that her daughter did not renounce her...
UNHCR Calls on Cameroon to Stop Deportation of Nigerian RefugeesApril 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The UNHCR has reiterated its call for Cameroon to stop deporting Nigerian refugees back to Borno State. Cameroon has in the past month deported over 300 Nigerians back...
Boko Haram Still Holds Leah SharibuApril 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Leah Sharibu is still missing. More than a month after the rest of the Dapchi Schoolgirls were released, Leah is still in Captivity. Her father confirmed this and...
Boko Haram Increasingly Targets Refugees and IDPsApril 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Boko Haram is increasingly targeting the most vulnerable in Nigeria. Over the past year, as their power and capabilities have diminished, they have started attacking refugees more often....
Nigerian Journalist Claims Only 30 Chibok Captives Still AliveApril 19, 2018 — ICC Note: A Nigerian journalist claims to have information that only 30 of the 113 Chibok girls still believed to be in captivity are alive. Ahmad Salkida reported previously that...
Christians in Nigeria Mark Fourth Anniversary of Chibok AbductionsApril 16, 2018 — ICC Note: 276 Chibok girls were abducted four years ago on April 14th. 112 of them are still missing and in the hands of Boko Haram. 166 have been freed...
President Buhari: We Are Working to Release Leah SharibuApril 13, 2018 — ICC Note: President Buhari of Nigeria assured the Archbishop of Canterbury, that his government is working to secure the release of Leah Sharibu from Boko Haram. He said that the...
Portraits of Dignity, New York Times Photographs Boko Haram EscapeesApril 12, 2018 — ICC Note: The New York Times photographed some of the women who were able to escape from Boko Haram over the past few years. These photos are meant to show...
Nigerian Military Claims Rescue of 149 Women and Children From Boko HaramApril 11, 2018 — ICC Note: The Nigerian Military claims to have freed 149 women and children from Boko Haram. The rescue took place when military forces raided a Boko Haram hideout in Yerimari...
Leah Sharibu Sent Message to ParentsApril 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi girl not released by Boko Haram, has sent a message to her parents. In it she encourages them to keep hope and to...
Leah Sharibu Escaped Boko Haram, But Was Returned by FulaniApril 2, 2018 — ICC Note: Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi girl not released by Boko Haram, tried to escape before any of the girls were released. Recounting the story, another of the girls...
Dapchi Schoolgirls Parents Describe Feeling of Daughter’s Continued CaptivityMarch 23, 2018 — ICC Note: The parents of kidnapped schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, have spoken out about their struggle and sadness. They are confused and upset because their daughter is the only one who...
