Government officials in Yobe State, where Dapchi is, said on Wednesday that they had no credible information that the girls had been taken hostage. They were continuing to receive reports that some girls had been found safe, they said in a statement. One teacher’s wife miscarried during the attack, and the teacher broke his leg trying to flee, Mr. Bilal said. Last year government officials negotiated for the release of about half of the missing students from the Chibok kidnapping. And this month, officials secured the release of a group of police officers and university professors who were kidnapped by Boko Haram last year.

Source: New York Times February 21, 2018 22:25 UTC