Woman rescued 10 years after Chibok kidnapping in Nigeria
by BBC News
BBC News— The Islamist group Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a school in Chibok in 2014
The Guardian—Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok. Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken in 2014Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman and her three children 10 years after she was abducted by Boko Haram militants when she was a schoolgirl in the town of Chibok.Lydia Simon was rescued in Gwoza council area, about 95 miles (150km) east of Chibok, from where 276 schoolgirls were seized in April 2014. As many as 82 are still missing a decade after the high-profile mass...
CNN—Chibok girl rescued after 10 years in Boko Haram captivity. The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago. Lydia Simon was rescued along with her three children by troops conducting an operation in the northern Borno State, the military said Thursday, adding that she was five months’ pregnant at the time of her rescue. The army didn’t specify how or when the rescue happened, only saying it was “recent.” CNN has contacted the military for comment. Of the 276...
WSTPost—Woodridge kidnapping: Parents hunt machete-wielding kidnappers who allegedly kidnapped their 10-year-old son from a skate park south of Brisbane. By Lisa Edser for Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:19 EDT, April 28, 2024 | Updated: 11:47 EDT, April 28, 2024 Extraordinary CCTV captured the dramatic moment parents chased down and confronted a trio accused of kidnapping their young son at a skate park.The 10-year-old boy was allegedly "forcibly" abducted by two men and a woman armed with machetes at Adventure Park in Woodridge, south...