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'''Dapchi''' is a town in [[Yobe State]], northeast [[Nigeria]]. It is 75 kilometres south of [[Niger-Nigeria border|the border]] with [[Niger]]. |
'''Dapchi''' is a town in [[Yobe State]], northeast [[Nigeria]]. It is 75 kilometres south of [[Niger-Nigeria border|the border]] with [[Niger]]. |
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Latest revision as of 22:15, 28 January 2023
Dapchi
Position of Dapchi in Nigeria.
Dapchi is a town in Yobe State, northeast Nigeria. It is 75 kilometres south of the border with Niger.
12°30′N 11°30′E / 12.500°N 11.500°E
History
[edit]On 19 February 2018, 110 girls were kidnapped from the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi by Boko Haram insurgents.[1] On 21 March 2018, 101 of the girls were dropped back to the town.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Onuah, Felix; Akwagyiram, Alexis (February 25, 2018). Maclean, William (ed.). "Nigeria says 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack". Reuters.
- ^ "Kidnapped schoolgirls freed in Nigeria". BBC News. 2018-03-21. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
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