Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping

On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 mostly Christian female students were kidnapped from the Secondary School by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. 57 of the schoolgirls escaped in the months following the incident, while others were rescued by Nigerian military forces on several occasions since. Some have described their capture in appearances at international human rights conferences. A child born to one of the girls and believed by medical personnel to be about 20 months old also was released, according to the Nigerian president's office.