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14/04/2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping

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Global Outrage Over 276 Abducted Nigerian School Girls

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Before #BringBackOurGirls: A Quick History Of Boko Haram | Long Story Short | NBC News

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Nigeria kidnappings: girl speaks out about Boko Haram abduction of 300 students

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At least 80 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are released

The armed group kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Chibok on the night, with 57 of them managing to escape in the immediate aftermath of the abduction. Kidnappers were heavily armed Boko Haram Islamists who arrived in trucks, vans and buses.