Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings a decade after the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls
Ten years on from Chibok, what happened to the 276 Nigerian girls snatched from their school? While some were freed or escaped, the authorities’ waning interest and ongoing mass abductions by militants has left campaigners and families in despair. Families of missing pupils in despair.
10 years after Chibok, Nigerian families cope with the trauma of more school kidnappings. Treasure's ordeal is part of a worrying new development in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. At least 1,500 schoolchildren and others seized by armed groups and held for ransom.
Thursday marks 10 years since Boko Haram broke into a school and kidnapped 276 schoolgirls. Some of the girls escaped and some were released in 2016 and 2017, but nearly 100 are still missing. Isha Sesay, CEO of Areya Media whose reporting was the driving force behind the movement, joined CBS News to discuss the abductions.
CNN finds that despite efforts to enroll more girls in school have worked, getting an education remains risky. It's been 10 years since Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in Chibok, Nigeria. CNN finds how the threats to education in Nigeria continue to rise. CNN's Take a look at the ten-year anniversary of the kidnapping of 276 girls in Nigeria.