Boko Haram extremists freed most of the 110 girls abducted from a Nigeria boarding institution a month ago and warned parents not to put their daughters in school again. The fighters rolled into Dapchi around 2 am in nine vehicles and the girls were left in the center of town. As terrified residents emerged from their homes, the extremists said, “We did it out of pity. And don’t ever put your daughters in school again.”
Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden” in the Hausa language. Nigeria’s information minister said 76 of the 110 schoolgirls had been confirmed freed. The fate of the remaining 34 schoolgirls is not clear. It was not known whether a ransom had been paid or Boko Haram fighters had been released in exchange for the girls’ freedom.

Boko Haram extremists freed most of the 110 girls abducted from a Nigeria boarding institution a month ago and warned parents not to put their daughters in school again. The fighters rolled into Dapchi around 2 am in nine vehicles and the girls were left in the center of town. As terrified residents emerged from their homes, the extremists said, “We did it out of pity. And don’t ever put your daughters in school again.”
Boko Haram means “Western education is forbidden” in the Hausa language. Nigeria’s information minister said 76 of the 110 schoolgirls had been confirmed freed. The fate of the remaining 34 schoolgirls is not clear. It was not known whether a ransom had been paid or Boko Haram fighters had been released in exchange for the girls’ freedom.