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Cameroon bombing suspect 'not Nigerian Chibok schoolgirl' | Cameroon bombing suspect 'not Nigerian Chibok schoolgirl' |
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A senior Nigerian official has told the BBC that a would-be suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon is not one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls. | A senior Nigerian official has told the BBC that a would-be suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon is not one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls. |
The girl had told investigators she was one of 270 abducted in Nigeria in 2014 by Islamist militant group Boko Haram. | The girl had told investigators she was one of 270 abducted in Nigeria in 2014 by Islamist militant group Boko Haram. |
She had explosives strapped to her body, had been drugged and was badly injured when she was arrested last week, Cameroonian officials say. | She had explosives strapped to her body, had been drugged and was badly injured when she was arrested last week, Cameroonian officials say. |
Boko Haram is increasingly using girls to carry out suicide bombings. | Boko Haram is increasingly using girls to carry out suicide bombings. |
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a new investigation into the kidnappings in January, but admitted he had no information on the girls' whereabouts. | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a new investigation into the kidnappings in January, but admitted he had no information on the girls' whereabouts. |
The abductions of the schoolgirls from Chibok town in north-eastern Nigeria sparked international outrage and the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign. | The abductions of the schoolgirls from Chibok town in north-eastern Nigeria sparked international outrage and the #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign. |
While about 50 of the girls managed to escape, 219 of the girls remain missing. | While about 50 of the girls managed to escape, 219 of the girls remain missing. |
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has said some of the girls have been converted to Islam and forced to marry Boko Haram fighters. | |
There have been reports that some of them may have been forced to fight for the militant group, which is affiliated to Islamic State. | |
Although Boko Haram has been driven out from most of the areas it controlled in north-eastern Nigeria, it has continued to carry out suicide bombings and raids into neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger. | Although Boko Haram has been driven out from most of the areas it controlled in north-eastern Nigeria, it has continued to carry out suicide bombings and raids into neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger. |
Boko Haram at a glance: | Boko Haram at a glance: |
Using football to tackle Boko Haram | Using football to tackle Boko Haram |
Who are Boko Haram? | Who are Boko Haram? |
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