2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping
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The 2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping was a mass abduction of schoolgirls by the extremist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria that drew global outrage and the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
crime against humanity
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mass kidnapping ⓘ terrorist incident ⓘ |
| armedGroupIdeology | Salafi jihadism ⓘ |
| condemnedBy |
Nigerian civil society groups
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon NERFINISHED ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| date | 2014-04-14 ⓘ |
| hashtag | #BringBackOurGirls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry | English ⓘ |
| ledTo |
Bring Back Our Girls movement
NERFINISHED
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protests in Nigeria ⓘ protests in foreign capitals ⓘ |
| location |
Borno State
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Chibok NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motive |
opposition to Western-style education
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political intimidation ⓘ religious extremism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
scale of abduction of schoolgirls
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symbol of attacks on girls’ education ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 276 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boko Haram insurgency
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Islamist insurgency in Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratedBy | Boko Haram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responseBy |
African Union
NERFINISHED
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China government NERFINISHED ⓘ France government NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigerian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
#BringBackOurGirls campaign
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Nigerian military search operations ⓘ global media attention ⓘ international condemnation ⓘ international search assistance ⓘ |
| someVictimsEscaped | yes ⓘ |
| someVictimsReleasedOn |
2016-05-18
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2016-10-13 ⓘ 2017-05-07 ⓘ |
| someVictimsRemainMissing | yes ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Christian girls
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Muslim girls ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimType |
schoolgirls
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students ⓘ |
| year | 2014 ⓘ |
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Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping