The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings  Islamic Militancy in Nigeria by Helon Habila

The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings Islamic Militancy in Nigeria

Helon Habila

128 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction politics religion challenging informative sad medium-paced

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On April 14, 2014, 276 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by Boko Haram, the world's deadliest terrorist group. Most were never heard from again. Acclaimed Nigerian novelist Helon Habila, who grew up in north...

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