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Nigeria marks anniversary of Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnappings


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Nigeria and the world marked the first anniversary of Boko Haram's abduction of 219 schoolgirls with protest marches, candlelit vigils and pledges of solidarity. Campaigners also used the focus on Tuesday's anniversary to highlight the situation in the girls' hometown should they be released, cataloguing the devastation wreaked by six years of conflict. Muhammadu Buhari, who defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in elections two weeks ago, said there was a need for "honesty", with nothing seen or heard from the students since last May.

 

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