Recent Examples on the WebIn the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, a former Wagner mercenary who had served 15 years on theft and fraud charges was sentenced in February to 17 years for raping two schoolgirls, aged 10 and 12.—Milana Mazaeva, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024 Over the last decade, more than 100 of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls taken by terrorist group Boko Haram have since regained their freedom.—Stephanie Busari, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024 The rise in Nigeria of mass abductions of dozens to hundreds of people, especially children, is often traced to the kidnapping by Islamist militants Boko Haram of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in April 2014.—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024 At least 1,400 students have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since 2014, when Boko Haram militants seized hundreds of schoolgirls from Borno state’s Chibok village.—Chinedu Asadu, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024 The evening truly goes on the fritz when Lilly, Torelli’s young Satanist, enters in a pinafore doing an unnervingly wonderful impersonation of an ordinary schoolgirl.—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 An Australian schoolgirl has found fame after CCTV footage in her Queensland home recorded her heroic efforts to save her pet guinea pig, MaxiBon, from the jaws of a wild snake — by grabbing the snake by its tail and swinging it around.—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024 Elsewhere, with two teenagers of her own, the photographer has taken great pleasure in working with the three schoolgirls, one of whom is now studying film in Warsaw and used the project in her coursework.—Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 Boko Haram’s abduction of 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in the town of Chibok 10 years ago, which set off international outrage, is still an open wound; 98 of the victims are still missing, according to Amnesty International.—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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