Lone Nigerian schoolgirl still held captive refused to convert
"She was about to board the vehicle that was to bring them back. Then Boko Haram said she should convert," said the mother of the girl still in Boko Haram captivity
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"She was about to board the vehicle that was to bring them back. Then Boko Haram said she should convert," said the mother of the girl still in Boko Haram captivity
"We did it out of pity. And don't ever put your daughters in school again," the extremists told the residents of Dapchi
After repeatedly declaring Boko Haram defeated, president orders increased security for all schools in region plagued by militants
With 110 of their classmates still missing after the Islamic extremists' raid a week ago, girls stay home, look for other schools
Extremists attacked the Government Girls Science Technical College and many parents stormed the school Wednesday to demand answers
The three university lecturers and 10 women had been kidnapped in separate raids in 2017
More than 100 of the girls remain captives of the Boko Haram Islamic extremist group, with many forced to marry their kidnappers
Two female suicide bombers detonated their explosives at the busy market northeastern Nigeria Saturday
Officials say teen bomber attacked people arriving for morning prayers in Nigeria region plagued by Boko Haram
Deafening blasts could be heard Wednesday evening in Maiduguri, the home of the Boko Haram extremist insurgency
U.S. forces had been interested in the village of Tongo-Tongo because of recruitment efforts by the leader of a local group loyal to ISIS
Ambush comes weeks after exploration resumes following Nigerian military assurance that security improved in area once under Boko Haram control
Nigerian police say at least 19 killed in attack targeting civilian defense force, and those gathered to mourn them
Resident of southeast Niger village say militants rode in on horses and camels, killed 9 and kidnapped dozens more
"I really want to see my daughter, but I can't come unless with government invitation," says one father
Freed young women were flown Sunday by military helicopters to meet Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari
Nigerian security officials say ring had "perfected plans to attack the UK and American embassies and other Western interests" in capital
The Trump administration will move forward with plans to sell up to 12 planes to Nigeria in the fight against Boko Haram
Nigerian villagers say they're grateful that heroic dog sacrificed itself to save their lives
Nigerian Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has used scores of women and girls as young as 7 as suicide bombers.
Most of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 remain in captivity, and the few who have been freed are not completely free
It's been nearly three years since the mass abduction that shocked the world and brought Boko Haram international attention
The 21 girls were freed in Oct. have been held for trauma counseling and rehabilitation in Abuja, and they wanted to go home for Christmas
But there are indications Nigeria is unlikely to see suicide bombings and village attacks end anytime soon
The explosions occurred in Nigeria's Madagali town, which is on the edge of the extremist group's Sambisa Forest stronghold