Originally published in Open Doors USA We recently heard from our team in Africa who visited with the family of Leah Sharibu — the only girl who wasn’t freed from Islamic extremist group Boko Haram after they kidnapped more than 100 girls from a secondary school in the town of […]
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Nigerian church leaders urge Good Friday prayer for release of Leah Sharibu
Originally published in CBN News The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is asking Christians to pray for the release of Leah Sharibu on Good Friday. Leah is believed to be the only schoolgirl still being held by the Muslim terror group Boko Haram after the group released 107 students kidnapped […]
Boko Haram leader denies ceasefire deal, says 200 abducted girls married off
Originally published in CNN News Boko Haram laughed off Nigeria’s announcement of a ceasefire agreement, saying there is no such deal and schoolgirls abducted in April have been converted to Islam and married off. Nigerian officials announced two weeks ago that they had struck a deal with the Islamist terror […]
Violence raises doubt Nigeria girls will be freed
Originally published in CBN News New violence in Nigeria is casting doubt on the government’s claim the Boko Haram terrorist group is ready to release more than 200 schoolgirls. On Friday, Nigeria’s military leader said the radical Islamic group agreed to a ceasefire as a first step toward freeing the […]
Youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner pleads for kidnapped Nigerian girls
Originally published in Crossmap.com Malala Yousafzai, the youngest-ever Nobel peace laureate, has called on Nigeria to intensify efforts to free 219 schoolgirls who were abducted by Islamist militants six months ago. The Nobel Peace Prize winner said campaigners needed to raise their voices “louder than ever” to demand the freedom […]
Nigeria: Chibok girls missing for 6 months
By Open Doors SA On Sunday, April 13, an estimated 275 girls reported to Chibok Government Secondary School. On Monday evening, April 14, Boko Haram insurgents broke into the school, burned down the administration block and classroom blocks of the school, destroying all school records, and abducted more than 250 […]
Kidnapped girls’ parents die as Chibok’s trauma rises
By Worldwatch Monitor For the missing Nigerian girls kidnapped over 100 days ago, another trauma has emerged. Eleven of the group of grieving parents have died, many of them after heart attacks and stress-related illnesses. Some reports said that at least four fathers’ bodies were among those brought into the […]