By Six years after the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok Local Government, Borno, by the Boko Haram insurgents, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has returned to conduct the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the area.
The 7 Division, Nigerian Army, while making the disclosure, Thursday, said “Schools in the local government were closed by the Federal Government following the abduction of the girls from the Government Girls’ Secondary School Chibok on April 14, 2014.
“Six years after the incident which led to the formation of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group, the school has now been converted into a mixed school (for boys and girls).
Out of the 219 schoolgirls abducted by the insurgents, 107 have regained freedom after various rescue efforts and mediated negotiations between the Federal Government and the terrorists.
However, in 2018, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said over 1000 children have been abducted by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria since 2013.
“They are consistently targeted and exposed to brutal violence in their homes, schools and public places,” the agency added.
Below are photos of students sitting for the WAEC examination in Chibok:
