Nigeria: more girls now free

Open Doors  |  World
Date posted:  1 Jan 2023
Share Add       
Nigeria: more girls now free

Parents praying for their missing daughters

The Nigerian Government has revealed that a further 11 of the Chibok women, abducted in 2004 by militant group Boko Haram, have gained their freedom since June.

The announcement says that the women are currently staying at an Interim Care Centre in Maiduguri. The women are accompanied by at least 21 children they have given birth to while in captivity – the women having been made pregnant by their captors.

One of those released, Rejoice Senki, has told Nigerian newspaper The Sun that she was violated constantly while in captivity. She was forcefully married to a fighter named Musa and had given birth to two children in the bush.

Share
< Previous article| World| Next article >
Read more articles on:   Nigeria
Read more articles by Open Doors >>
World
Kazakhstan: from persecutor to believer

Kazakhstan: from persecutor to believer

A devout Muslim in Kazakhstan – where rioting (photo) recently erupted – considered Christians ‘betrayers of the real faith’ until …

World
Persecution ‘very high’ in all 50 ‘most oppressed’ nations

Persecution ‘very high’ in all 50 ‘most oppressed’ nations

The 50 countries where Christians are most oppressed all have ‘very high’ levels of persecution of believers for the first …

Looking for a job?

Browse all our current job adverts

Search

About en

Our vision, values and history.

Read more