EDITORIAL: Chibok and Nigeria's unremitting plague of kidnappings
Nigeria, April 15 -- The kidnapping of 276 female students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State on 14 April 2014 thrust Nigeria into a trajectory of global notoriety. The mass kidnapping also entrenched Boko Haram, previously viewed as a largely ragtag group of militant religious zealots, into worldwide prominence.
The fight against Boko Haram subsequently attained a new urgency after the initial lethargic response of the federal government. Stocktaking is essential after 10 years since the Chibok kidnapping.
Fifty-seven of the girls were believed to have escaped from their abductors on the night of their capture. Through a combination of negotiations by third parties, plus ransom payment, direct military action, individu...
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