Nigerian Schoolgirl Abducted by Boko Haram Found, Is Pregnant

A Chibok girl that was kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists in 2014 was found and reunited with her mother on May 17. The victim,now 19, is said to be pregnant.
Nigerian Schoolgirl Abducted by Boko Haram Found, Is Pregnant
This Monday May 12, 2014 file image taken from video by Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist network, shows the alleged missing girls abducted from the northeastern town of Chibok. AP Photo
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Parents of missing Chibok schoolgirls gather to mark the one-year anniversary of the abduction of 219 schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists in the northeastern Nigerian city of Chibok on April 14. (AFP/Getty Images)
Parents of missing Chibok schoolgirls gather to mark the one-year anniversary of the abduction of 219 schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists in the northeastern Nigerian city of Chibok on April 14. AFP/Getty Images

The Chibok community leader, Pogu Bitrus, said other kidnapped girls may have been rescued by soldiers hunting down the extremists in the northeastern Sambisa Forest.

Bitrus said he is working with officials to verify identities.

In April, a video by CNN appeared to show some of the kidnapped Chibok girls alive. The footage was allegedly taken at Christmastime in 2015. Some of the girls in the video were identified by their parents.

The number of children and young women kidnapped by the extremist group is not known, although it is believed to be in the thousands. Nigerian officials have reported saving thousands this year, as they push Boko Haram from towns to the Sambisa Forest.

Suicide Bombing

The 7-year-old extremist group has killed 20,000 people, and has turned to soft targets by using suicide bombers.

The number of children involved in Boko Haram suicide attacks has increased dramatically, said a UNICEF report on April 12.

The number increased from 4 in 2014—to 44 in 2015. UNICEF reported that over the past 2 years, 1 in 5 suicide bombers was a child and 75 percent of the children involved in Boko Haram attacks were girls.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.