The Chibok girls : the Boko Haram kidnappings and Islamic militancy in Nigeria

Habila, Helon 1967- (author.).

Summary: What ever happened to the 270 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria in 2014? Acclaimed Nigerian writer, Helon Habila, returns to his native land to interview many of the escaped girls and their families to tell the full story of the kidnapping that stunned the world. Through their personal stories, Habila offers readers a better understanding of the religious wars that have ravaged his country, of which Boko Haram is just another phase in an endless battle between Christians and Muslims in northern Nigeria.

Record details

ISBN: 0997126469
ISBN: 9780997126464 (paperback) :
Physical Description: print
regular print
123 pages : map ; 19 cm.
Publisher: New York, New York : Columbia Global Reports, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part 1-Chibok : 1. Professor Americana -- 2. The Day After They Took the Girls -- 3. A History of Violence -- Part 2.-Inside Boko Haram Heartland : 4. Gombe -- 5. Maiduguri -- Part 3-Return to Chibok : 6. Waiting for the Girls -- 7. America -- 8. The Day They Took Us -- Acknowledgments -- Further Reading -- Notes.