Timeline: Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls, 1,000 days later
LAGOS, Nigeria — Sunday marks 1,000 days since Boko Haram extremists abducted nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria, shocking the world. Nearly 200 of the schoolgirls remain captive. While some girls have been freed, Nigeria’s government has been accused of keeping them sequestered and silent. Here are some of the key events surrounding the crisis:
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April 2014: Boko Haram extremists kidnap 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in northern Nigeria, the region where the insurgency emerged several years ago.
November 2014: Extremists seize Chibok, and Nigerian army takes back the town.