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Freed Nigerian Schoolgirls Finally Reunited with Families after 3 Years

by Bashir AdigunMay 20, 2017January 25, 2022

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The 82 Nigerian schoolgirls recently released after more than three years in Boko Haram captivity reunited with their families Saturday as anxious parents looked for signs […]

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Nigeria Identifies 82 Freed Chibok Girls; Parents Await Word

by Associated PressMay 8, 2017January 25, 2022

Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian newspapers published the names Monday of 82 Chibok schoolgirls set free three years after being kidnapped by Islamic extremists, but they remained behind closed doors and […]

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Nigerian President ‘Delighted’ to Meet Newly Freed 82 Chibok Schoolgirls

by Bashir AdigunMay 7, 2017January 25, 2022

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari expressed joy at meeting Sunday with the 82 Chibok schoolgirls newly freed after being held captive for three years by Boko Haram […]

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Timeline: Nigeria’s Chibok Girls, Kidnapped by Boko Haram

by Associated PressJanuary 5, 2017January 25, 2022

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It has been nearly three years since Boko Haram extremists abducted almost 300 Chibok schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria, shocking the world. Almost 200 of the girls […]

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Nigeria Says 21 of Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls are Freed

by Associated PressOctober 13, 2016January 25, 2022

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian officials say 21 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists more than two years ago have been freed. In this undated image taken from video […]

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