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Originally published in Premier Christian News The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) says that Leah Sharibu, who has been held captive in Nigeria for the last five years, is still alive and has given birth to her third child. Sharibu was one of 110 schoolgirls seized […]
Originally published in Missions Box This month, Leah Sharibu from Nigeria turns 20. Her teenage years were spent mostly in captivity after bravely refusing to renounce Jesus after she was among more than 100 girls kidnapped in February 2018. Open Doors caught up with her mother, Rebecca, to find out […]
Originally published in CajNews. There is glimmer of hope the Nigerian girl held by the Boko Haram since 2018 after refusing to deny her Christian faith will eventually be rescued. Leah Sharibu (now 18), was one of 109 school girls abducted by the Islamist group in town of Dapchi in […]
CSW will mark kidnappped Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu’s 17th birthday with an online prayer event at 8.30pm (SA / Central African Time) tonight (Thursday May 14). Leah was the sole Christian among 110 schoolgirls abducted by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram from their school in […]
Wednesday marked two years since Leah Sharibu and fellow students were kidnapped from their school in Dapchi, Borno State, Nigeria by Boko Haram. All the girls were released one month later (except for five who died during the ordeal), but Leah, 16, remains in captivity because she refuses to deny […]
Article compiled from reports in RNS , AllAfrica.com , Legit, and Premier With news outlets reporting that Nigerian Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu may have been killed by her Boko Haram captors, David Curry, CEO of Open Doors USA has released a statement accusing the Nigerian government of lacking the will […]
Originally published in CSW Religious freedom organisation CSW marked Leah Sharibu’s 16th birthday on Tuesday May 14 by holding a prayer vigil outside the Nigerian High Commission in London. Sharibu was one of 110 schoolgirls abducted from their school in Dapchi, Nigeria, by a faction of the terrorist group Boko […]