More Chibok Girls Win Their Freedom As Pressure Mounts On Boko Haram

This week in Nigeria Report:

It was a story that shocked the world: on the night of 14 April 2014, Boko Haram militants seized 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in the northeastern town of Chibok. Over the intervening years a number of the girls have managed to escape and 103 were freed following negotiations. But around 100 are thought to still be missing.

In recent weeks, several former schoolgirls have been found by the Nigerian Army – most carrying the children they gave birth to in captivity – prompting speculation that Boko Haram may be abandoning their captives as the military steps up its campaign in the northeast.

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