Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok

Source: The Guardian and agencies

Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok

Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken in 2014

Eromo Egbejule and agencies in Abuja
Thu 18 Apr 2024 18.53 BST
Last modified on Thu 18 Apr 2024 20.28 BST

Nigerian troops have rescued a pregnant woman and her three children 10 years after she was abducted by Boko Haram militants when she was a schoolgirl in the town of Chibok.

Lydia Simon was rescued in Gwoza council area, about 95 miles (150km) east of Chibok, from where 276 schoolgirls were seized in April 2014. As many as 82 are still missing a decade after the high-profile mass kidnapping.

Announcing the news on Thursday, the Nigerian army did not give details of the rescue other than to say Simon was found in the community of Ngoshe.

Chibok and Ngoshe are in Borno state, birthplace of the 15-year old insurgency that has since spread to neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger, uprooting about 2 million people across the region.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/18/nigeria-woman-rescued-10-years-after-kidnap-boko-haram-chibok