US Undersecretary Sewall to Meet With Girls Freed From Boko Haram

© AFP 2023 / HOThis file photo taken on August 14, 2016 shows a video grab image created on August 14, 2016 and taken from a video released on youtube purportedly by Islamist group Boko Haram showing what is claimed to be one of the groups fighters at an undisclosed location standing in front of girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014.
This file photo taken on August 14, 2016 shows a video grab image created on August 14, 2016 and taken from a video released on youtube purportedly by Islamist group Boko Haram showing what is claimed to be one of the groups fighters at an undisclosed location standing in front of girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014. - Sputnik International
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US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will meet with women and girls freed from Boko Haram in Nigeria during a trip to the Lake Chad Basin region, the Department of State said in a press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The trip is scheduled from October 25-November 3.

This file photo taken on August 14, 2016 shows a video grab image created on August 14, 2016 and taken from a video released on youtube purportedly by Islamist group Boko Haram showing what is claimed to be one of the groups fighters at an undisclosed location standing in front of girls allegedly kidnapped from Chibok in April 2014. - Sputnik International
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"[Sewall will] meet with women and girls who had been captured by Boko Haram to learn about their unique challenges returning and reintegrating into society," the release stated on Monday.

Sewall’s trip, which includes stops in Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon, is focused on countering violent extremism in the region and issues of stabilization and humanitarian assistance, the release explained.

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On October 12, Boko Haram released 21 girls from captivity following negotiations with the Nigerian government. The girls were among the 276 "Chibok schoolgirls" that the group kidnapped in Nigeria’s Borno State in 2014.

Boko Haram first launched attacks northeast Nigeria in 2009, and later expanded into Niger, Cameroon and Chad before pledging allegiance to the Daesh last year. The attacks have displaced an estimated 2.4 million people since 2009, according to the UN refugee agency.

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