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Dapchi lies approximately 275 km (170 miles) northwest of Chibok, where over 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. [5] Five schoolgirls died on the same day of their kidnapping; Boko Haram released everyone else in March 2018, save the lone Christian girl, Leah Sharibu, who refused to convert to Islam. [6]
[171] [172] The newly-elected Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who gained power over Goodluck following the 2015 elections after promising to tackle Boko Haram, [173] said during his inaugural address to the nation on 29 May 2015 that they could not claim to "have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls". [174]
Boko Haram rose to prominence in northwestern Nigeria in the early 2010's, growing to control territory in Borno State, southern Niger, and northern Cameroon.In 2021, the Islamic State - West Africa Province, which formed from ex-Boko Haram groups, launched an offensive that saw the death of Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau and ISWAP dominating former Boko Haram strongholds. [2]
Boko Haram kidnapping may refer to: 2014 Gumsuri kidnappings, the kidnapping of 172–185 villagers; Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, the 2014 kidnapping of 276 female students; Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping, the 2018 kidnapping of 110 female students; Malari kidnapping, the 2015 kidnapping of 40 boys and young men
Boko Haram was founded in 2002 to seek the establishment of an Islamic state and fight against the Westernization of Nigeria, which the group says is the root cause of criminal behaviour in that country. [2] From 2009 to 2013, violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency resulted in 3,600 deaths, the victims including 1,600 civilians.
Dapchi is a town in Yobe State, northeast Nigeria. It is 75 kilometres south of the border with Niger . 12°30′N 11°30′E / 12.500°N 11.500°E / 12.500;
Boko Haram has kidnapped large numbers of children on several occasions. This has led to Boko Haram members physically, psychologically and sexually abusing them, using and selling them as sex slaves and/or brides of forced marriages with their fighters. [315] – the most famous example being the Chibok kidnapping in 2014.
Nation Under Siege, also known as Boko Haram, is a 2013 Nollywood film that was directed by Pascal Amanfo and executive produced by Double D. [1] Synopsis [ edit ]