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{{Location map|Nigeria |float = right |width=300 | caption = Position of Dapchi in Nigeria. | label = Dapchi|position=right|background=white|lat=12.49536|long=11.49977}} |
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'''Dapchi''' is a town in |
'''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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==History== |
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{{Main|Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping}} |
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On 19 February 2018, [[Dapchi schoolgirls kidnapping|110 girls were]] [[kidnap]]ped from the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi by [[Boko Haram]] [[Boko Haram insurgency|insurgents]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security/nigeria-says-110-girls-unaccounted-for-after-boko-haram-attack-idUSKCN1G90Q3 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |title=Nigeria says 110 girls unaccounted for after Boko Haram attack |first=Felix |last=Onuah |date=February 25, 2018 |first2=Alexis |last2=Akwagyiram |editor-first=William |editor-last=Maclean}}</ref> On 21 March 2018, 101 of the girls were dropped back to the town.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43484146|title=Kidnapped schoolgirls freed in Nigeria|date=2018-03-21|work=BBC News|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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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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