Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Chibok Schoolgirls Released by Victoria Valdez

Eighty two Chibok schoolgirls were recently released by Boko Haram.   These schoolgirls were kidnapped in the middle of the night in 2014 while they were at boarding school.  The girls were in good physical condition with minimal injuries.  The Nigerian government released top Boko Haram officials in exchange for the schoolgirls.  There are over 100 still in captivity.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/21/africa/nigeria-chibok-girls-family-boko-haram/index.html


It is so sad that these girls were kidnapped and were not released for 3 years.  I can only imagine what happened to them and how they were treated by their captors.  I am grateful that they can start their road to recovery.

1 comment:

  1. This is terrible!! Things like this should be prevented, tighter security so that it never happens in the first place.

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