A leader of one of the Boko Haram group's factions, Abubakar Shekau holds a weapon in an unknown location in Nigeria in this still image taken from an undated video obtained on Jan 15, 2018. (Boko Haram Handout/Sahara Reporters via Reuters)DAMATURU, Nigeria: The families of dozens of girls missing for several days after a Boko Haram attack on their school in northeast Nigeria on Thursday faced an anxious wait for their return after confirmation some had been rescued. More than 100 schoolgirls are feared to have been abducted by Boko Haram terrorists during an attack on a boarding school in northern Nigeria. At least 14 of the missing Chibok girls were seen in a video released by their abductors. The Dapchi attack also calls into question how far pledges to improve security at schools have been implemented nearly four years after Chibok.

Source: Bangkok Post February 22, 2018 07:48 UTC