{"id":93226,"date":"2015-02-21T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-21T06:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=93226"},"modified":"2015-02-20T13:44:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T13:44:47","slug":"freed-bokoharam-abductees-reunite-with-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=93226","title":{"rendered":"Freed Bokoharam abductees reunite with families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"introduction\">About 158 women and children abducted by Boko Haram militants in north-eastern Nigeria in December have been reunited with families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"introduction\">They were kidnapped during a raid on Katarko village in Yobe state and spent about a month in captivity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"introduction\">The BBC reports that \u00a0the circumstances of their release are unclear but they were eventually handed over to the state authorities for counselling and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"introduction\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BOKO.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-70255\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BOKO.jpg\" alt=\"BOKO\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BOKO.jpg 624w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/BOKO-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"introduction\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;Xs266tiy1Dkth3gmKBkgSFkyAFoEJlgU&#8221;]In April, 2014, the Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls from a boarding school in Chibok in Borno State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"introduction\">The Chibok girls&#8217; abduction sparked a social media campaign calling for more to be done to rescue them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"introduction\">According to the BBC, of the 158 people reunited with their familes, 62 were married women while the rest were children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-feature narrow\">\n<p>One of the abductees, who requested anonymity, told reporters in Damaturu that they were treated humanely by the militants.<\/p>\n<p>She said the insurgents did not rape or abuse the women during their stay.<\/p>\n<p>The reunited families are expected to stay in Damaturu until it is safe to return to their village.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Boko Haram <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2002<\/p>\n<p>Initially focused on opposing Western education \u2013 Boko Haram means \u201cWestern education is forbidden\u201d in the Hausa language<\/p>\n<p>Launched military operations in 2009 to create an Islamic state<\/p>\n<p>Thousands killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria \u2013 but also attacks on police and UN headquarters in capital, Abuja Some three million people affected<\/p>\n<p>Declared terrorist group by US in 2013 &#8211; Se<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<div class=\"caption body-width\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 158 women and children abducted by Boko Haram militants in north-eastern Nigeria in December have been reunited with families. They were kidnapped during a raid on Katarko village in Yobe state and spent about a month in captivity. 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