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The mbad abduction of girls from their school provoked worldwide outrage and drew attention to the militant group that has killed more than 30,000 people since 2009.
A photo distributed by PGDBA and HND Mbad Communication / Sunday Aghaeze shows President Muhammadu Buhari (C) sitting among the 82 Chibok girls rescued at a reception ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on May 7, 2017 Photo: AFP [19659003] MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Eight alleged members of the Islamist group Boko Haram confessed to having participated in the kidnapping in 2014 of some 270 girls from the city of Chibok, Nigerian police said Wednesday. their school provoked worldwide outrage and drew attention to the militant group that has killed more than 30,000 people since 2009 in an insurgency aimed at creating an Islamic state in northeastern Nigeria.
Abba Kyari, the deputy police commissioner of the militant group were arrested in various locations in the neighboring northeastern states of Yobe and Borno.
"Eight of them, including a commander, have" I was not delighted to be involved in the planning and kidnapping of Chibok girls, "Kyari said. ,
"It was an intelligence-led operation. "The Nigerian authorities have sentenced this year two alleged members of Boko Haram to 15 and 20 years in prison for their alleged role in the abduction," said Kyari, who led the team. Chibok Girls
The convictions are part of the mbad trials of more than 1,600 alleged members of the insurgency. Rights groups have criticized court hearings for their secrecy, with initial trials held behind closed doors.
With the presidential elections scheduled for February, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is under pressure to show his success in the fight against Boko Haram. had promised to defeat during the campaign for the 2015 elections.
The government and the military have repeatedly stated since the end of 2015 that the insurgency has been defeated. Despite this, the authorities do not control all the territories of northeastern Nigeria, especially around Lake Chad, and militants frequently launch deadly and sophisticated attacks on the army and civilians
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Many Chibok girls have managed to escape within hours of their abduction or have been released in recent years, of which 82 have been released as part of a settlement agreement. exchange that included several imprisoned members of Boko Haram. But about 100 are still missing and their condition is unknown.
