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| Chibok abductions in Nigeria: More girls 'flee kidnappers' | Chibok abductions in Nigeria: More girls 'flee kidnappers' |
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| Seven of the 85 Nigerian schoolgirls still missing after being abducted last week have escaped, the local state governor says. | |
| Another girl had run home on the day of the attack, meaning 77 are still missing, said Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima. | Another girl had run home on the day of the attack, meaning 77 are still missing, said Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima. |
| About 130 girls were seized from their school hostel by gunmen last Monday. | About 130 girls were seized from their school hostel by gunmen last Monday. |
| Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be behind the kidnapping but has not issued any statement. | Islamist group Boko Haram is suspected to be behind the kidnapping but has not issued any statement. |
| Some 1,500 people are believed to have been killed in attacks blamed on Boko Haram this year alone. | Some 1,500 people are believed to have been killed in attacks blamed on Boko Haram this year alone. |
| The group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", is fighting to establish Islamic law in Nigeria. It often targets educational establishments. | The group, whose name means "Western education is forbidden", is fighting to establish Islamic law in Nigeria. It often targets educational establishments. |
| Mr Shettima did not give details of how the girls had escaped, for security reasons. | Mr Shettima did not give details of how the girls had escaped, for security reasons. |
| The headmistress of the school in the town of Chibok on Saturday called on the kidnappers to "have mercy on the students". | The headmistress of the school in the town of Chibok on Saturday called on the kidnappers to "have mercy on the students". |
| It is thought that the militants took the girls to forested areas near the Cameroonian border. | It is thought that the militants took the girls to forested areas near the Cameroonian border. |
| Parents and vigilante group have gone there to help search for the teenage girls. | Parents and vigilante group have gone there to help search for the teenage girls. |
| Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in north-east Nigeria have been under emergency rule since last May. | Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in north-east Nigeria have been under emergency rule since last May. |