'I will never forget her': A decade on, tragedy of Nigeria's Chibok Girls endures outside the spotlight
On 14 April 2014, gunmen stormed the Chibok girls' boarding school, kidnapping 276 pupils aged 12-17, some were released in exchange for prisoners or were recovered by the army. Ten years since that fateful night, about 90 are still missing. A decade on, the world has largely forgotten the plight of the so-called Chibok girls.
Those who spent the longest time in captivity have often had the most difficulty reintegrating into civilian life. "They were brainwashed, and their psychological thinking and mindset were changed to favour their abductors," said Dauda Yama whose daughter is inside the camp.Roughly 90 Chibok girls are still missing. Based on the accounts of former abductees, the Murtala Muhammad Foundation believes a third of those have died in captivity.
Yagana Yamani waited for government funds for six years after escaping her captors. She finally asked her mother, a farmer, to help. Now 25, she is studying public health."They didn't fulfil their promise," she said.
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