Amina Ali, one of the Chibok schoolgirls who was kidnapped in 2014 by Islamic extremists and later escaped, attends a 10th anniversary event of the abduction in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, April 4, 2024. A new film in Nigeria is being screened to remember the nearly 100 schoolgirls who are still in captivity 10 years after they were seized from their school in the countrys northeast.
“This collaboration aims to raise awareness about the plight of the girls who are still missing while highlighting the global struggle for girls’ education,” Nourry said. It also conveys a flurry of emotions as heartbroken mothers reminisced about life when their daughters were home. Analysts worry that the security lapses that resulted in the Chibok kidnapping remain in place in many schools. A recent survey by the United Nations children’s agency’s Nigeria office found that only 43% of minimum safety standards are met in over 6,000 surveyed schools.