Tag: Chibok

Gov. Zulum receives another Chibok schoolgirl in Gwoza

Aminu Imam

Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, yesterday in Gwoza, received another Chibok girl who presented herself to the Nigerian Army. The schoolgirl, Hassana Adamu, alongside her two children, was handed over to Governor Zulum by the Commander, 26 Task Force Brigade, Brig-Gen. DR Dantani. Zulum, who was in Gwoza, from there he moved to Bama, undertaking humanitarian activities, had just returned from northern Borno where he spent five days for humanitarian interventions. Hassana was one of over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at a Government Secondary School in Chibok…

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Abducted Chibok girl, terrorist-husband surrender to Nigerian troops in Borno

Aminu Imam

A former student of Government Secondary School (GSS) Chibok, in Borno State, and her husband, a Boko Haram-ISWAP terrorist, have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian military in the North East. Sources said the student was among the over 200 abducted by Boko Haram insurgents seven years ago. Recall that on April 14, 2014, Boko Haram terrorists invaded the Borno school and whisked away about than 276 students. According to a source, the identity of the surrendered female student is being kept secret for now noting that she and her…

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Kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl escapes from Boko Haram

Aminu Imam

The father of one of the Nigerian schoolgirls abducted in the northern town of Chibok said his daughter has escaped from the camp of Boko Haram, BBC reports on Friday.The father told the BBC that he has spoken to his daughter, amid unconfirmed reports that an unknown number of the girls had escaped from Boko Haram camp on Thursday.The man said his daughter confirmed she had fled together with other captives during fighting. Those who managed to escape are believed to be in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, although…

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WAEC conducts exams in Chibok six years after abduction of schoolgirls

Ishaku Yohanna

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has successfully conducted the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in senior secondary schools in Chibok in Borno six years after closure due to insurgency. Brig.-Gen. Abdul-Khalifa Ibrahim, Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army, disclosed this while playing host to members of Education in Emergency Working Group Nigeria (EiEWGN), on Thursday in Maiduguri. The Chibok schools were closed after over 200 students were abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists from the Government Girls Secondary School in 2014. While the Federal Government…

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