11 April 2024, The Tablet

Nigeria’s abductions – the lost girls

by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani

I look back at the abduction and ... tell myself that this is God’s work, so that he can lift me and I can lift others

Nigeria’s abductions – the lost girls

Schoolgirls from Chibok seen on a Boko Haram video after their abduction in 2014.
HOTO: ALAMY/AP

 
Ten years ago, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls. About a hundred are still missing. Today the survivors are trying to rebuild their lives, in ways that sometimes trouble their families and the community.
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